Hostess Brands, Inc. Promotes Andrew Jacobs to Chief Operating Officer
December 11 2017 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWNK) (NASDAQ: TWNKW) (“Hostess”
or the “Company”) today announced the promotion of Andrew (Andy)
Jacobs to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr.
Jacobs has been the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief
Commercial Officer since June 2017. Prior to that, he served as the
Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Customer Officer from
September 2014 through May 2017 and Senior Vice President,
Strategic Channels from February 2014 through September 2014.
“Andy has a track record of consistent execution during his
tenure at Hostess and he has made significant contributions across
our customer, product and whitespace initiatives which makes him
the right leader for this responsibility,” commented Bill
Toler, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hostess. “Our Board
of Directors and I look forward to continuing to work closely with
Andy to deliver continued long-term growth and profitability.”
“I am excited to have the opportunity to build upon our culture
of commercial excellence in my new position as we achieve further
efficiencies and grow with our retail and trade partners over
time,” said Mr. Jacobs.
Prior to joining Hostess, Mr. Jacobs served as President of
Wolfgang Candy Company from September 2012 until February 2014 and
was Vice President and General Manager (US Customers) for The
Hershey Company from September 2003 through May 2012. Mr. Jacobs
received a bachelor’s degree in history and communications from
Denison University and a master’s degree in business administration
from Wake Forest University Babcock Graduate School of
Management.
About Hostess Brands, Inc.
The Company is one of the leading packaged food companies
focused on developing, manufacturing, marketing, selling and
distributing fresh sweet baked goods in the United States. The
brand's history dates back to 1919, when the Hostess® CupCake was
introduced to the public, followed by Twinkies® in 1930. Today, the
Company produces a variety of new and classic treats including Ding
Dongs®, Ho Hos®, Donettes®, Hostess SweetShop™ and Fruit Pies, in
addition to Twinkies® and CupCakes.
For more information about Hostess products and Hostess Brands,
please visit hostesscakes.com. Follow Hostess on Twitter:
@Hostess_Snacks; on Facebook: facebook.com/Hostess; on Instagram:
Hostess_Snacks; and on Pinterest: pinterest.com/hostesscakes.
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and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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