Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Dennis F. Riordan, age 51, is our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer. Prior to joining TreeHouse Foods, Mr. Riordan held various
positions at Océ-USA Holding, Inc. from December 1997 to December 2005.
Océ-USA is a $1.5 billion wholly owned subsidiary of the Dutch owned Océ
Corporation. During his tenure at Océ-USA, Mr. Riordan served as Vice
President - Finance, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and
was a Member of the Board of Directors. From 1996 to 1997, Mr. Riordan
served as Vice President-Finance of the $700 million Sunbeam Household
Products Division. His prior experience also includes various control and
finance positions with Wilson Sporting Goods in Chicago from 1990 to 1996 as
well as ten years in public accounting with Coopers and Lybrand in
Cleveland. Mr. Riordan is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.A.
degree from Cleveland State University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
CFO & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Oce-USA Holding, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Oce USA |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Oce-USA Holding, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Oce USA |
Vice President |
Former |
| Sunbeam Corp |
|
Former |
| Wilson Sporting Goods Co. |
|
Former |
| Oce Business Services, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Arkwright, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Thomas E. O Neill is our Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary and has served in that position since January 2005. Prior to joining us, Mr. O Neill was a principal in TreeHouse, LLC. From February 2000 to March 2001, he served as Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Keebler Foods Company. He previously served at Keebler as Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel from December 1996 to February 2000. Prior to joining Keebler, Mr. O Neill served as Vice President and Division Counsel for the Worldwide Beverage Division of the Quaker Oats Company from December 1994 to December 1996; Vice President and Division Counsel of the Gatorade Worldwide Division of the Quaker Oats Company from 1991 to 1994; and Corporate Counsel at Quaker Oats from 1985 to 1991. Prior to joining Quaker Oats, Mr. O Neill was an attorney at Winston & Strawn LLP. Mr. O Neill holds a B.A. and J.D. from the University of Notre Dame.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
Chief Administrative Officer |
Current |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Quaker Oats Company |
Vice President |
Former |
| Keebler Company |
Vice President |
Former |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Keebler Company |
General Counsel |
Former |
| The Tree House, Inc. |
Principal |
Former |
| Winston & Strawn LLP |
Attorney |
Former |
| Quaker Oats Company |
Corporate Counsel |
Former |
| Keebler Company |
Secretary |
Former |
| University of Notre Dame |
J.D |
Former |
| University of Notre Dame |
B.A |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Michigan State |
President |
Current |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Human Resources |
Current |
| Michigan State University |
Degree In Personnel Management |
Former |
| Kraft Foods Inc. |
Senior Human Resource Positions |
Former |
| PepsiCo, Inc. |
Senior Human Resource Positions |
Former |
| Michigan State University |
Degree In Personnel Management |
Former |
Joe Coning, age 60, is our Senior Vice President - Supply Chain. From September 2005 to July 2008 Mr. Coning was Senior Vice President of TreeHouse Foods Inc. and President of Bay Valley Foods, LLC. TreeHouse Foods (THS) is the holding company of Bay Valley Foods. Prior to joining Bay Valley Foods in September 2005, Mr. Coning served as Vice President of Contract Manufacturing & Custom Sales for Kellogg’s Company North America from October 2003 to August 2005. Mr. Coning served as President of Bakeline Group and Bishop Baking and Vice President of Keebler Company – Specialty Division from May 2001 to October 2003. From 1989 to 2001, Mr. Coning served as the President of Mondo Baking Company which was acquired by Kellogg Company in May 2000. From 1983 to 1989, Mr. Coning served as President of Rich Products Corporation – Specialty Division. Mr. Coning has served as President of Cookie & Snack Bakers Association, and has also been a member of the Biscuit and Manufactururers Association, Chief Executive Network, International Deli Bakery Association and Internal Dairy Deli Assocation. Mr. Coning attended Northwest Georgia School of Business.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Chief Executive Network |
Member |
Current |
| Bay Valley Foods, LLC |
President |
Former |
Mr. Kahler, age 43, is our Senior Vice President Corporate Development. Prior to joining TreeHouse Foods, Mr. Kahler served as managing Director of Dresdner Kleinwort Securities, LLC. Mr. Kahler has also held senior investment banking leadership roles at Citigroup, Inc., as Director - Mergers and Acquisitions Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and Wasserstein Perella & Company, Inc., where he was Vice President - Mergers and Acquisitions. Mr. Kahler holds a BA from Colorado College and an MBA from JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
Senior Vice President Finance&Admin, Bay Valley |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Parthenon Group Inc. |
Senior Partner |
Current |
| Tuckerman Capital |
Operating Partner |
Current |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
Chair |
Current |
| Tuckerman Capital |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
Corporate Governance Committee Member |
Current |
| Indian Motorcycle Co |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Indian Motorcycle Co |
President |
Former |
| HBO Video |
President |
Former |
| Mattel, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| American Greetings Corporation |
|
Former |
| Parthenon Capital Inc. |
|
Former |
| Indian Motorcycle Co |
Chairman |
Former |
| Radica Games Limited |
Deputy Chairman |
Former |
| Radica Games Limited |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Cornell University |
M.B.A |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Encore and Associates |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Encore Consumer Capital LLC |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Encore and Associates |
Chairman |
Current |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
Chair |
Current |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Altierre |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Supply Chain Systems, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Winery Exchange, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
Member |
Current |
| Safeway Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Marketing |
Former |
Diana S. Ferguson, 44, was elected as a Director on January 28, 2008. Ms. Ferguson is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Merisant Worldwide, Inc. Ms. Ferguson filled the vacancy created by the resignation of Michelle R. Obama in May 2007. Ms. Ferguson will fulfill the term of Ms. Obama that will expire in conjunction with the annual meeting of stockholders in 2010. Prior to joining Merisant in 2007, Ms. Ferguson was chief financial officer of Sara Lee Foodservice, a division of Sara Lee Corporation. She had previously served in a number of leadership positions at Sara Lee Corporation including senior vice president of strategy and corporate development as well as treasurer. Earlier, she held treasury management positions at Fort James Corporation and Eaton Corporation, and also served in various financial positions at Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the First National Bank of Chicago and IBM. Ms. Ferguson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Yale University and a Master of Management degree with concentrations in finance and managerial economics from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. She is a member of the board of directors of Integrys Energy Group.
Gregg Engles is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF), one of the nation's leading food and beverage companies, with reported revenues of more than $11 billion in 2007.
Engles is considered to be the primary architect in the consolidation of the fragmented dairy industry and is responsible for transforming Dean Foods into the largest processor and distributor of milk in the United States.
A lawyer by training, Engles chose never to practice law but instead decided to pursue entrepreneurship. His first significant endeavor was the purchase of Reddy Ice Group, a producer of packaged ice. This ultimately led him into the dairy industry and in 1993, Engles and his partners acquired Suiza Dairy in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The company became public in 1996 and five years later, Suiza Foods Corporation acquired Dean Foods Company and officially changed its name to Dean Foods Company. Engles was named Chairman when Howard Dean retired in April 2002.
Engles currently serves on the board of directors of a number of charitable and industry organizations, including the Grocery Manufacturers of America, Southern Methodist University Tate Lecture Series, Dallas Citizens Council and TreeHouse Foods. He is also a member of Dartmouth President's Leadership Council, Dallas CEO Roundtable and the Young Presidents Organization. He received his Bachelor's Degree at Dartmouth College and his law degree at Yale University
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dean Foods Company |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Children's Medical Center Dallas |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Grocery Manufacturers of America |
Board Director |
Current |
| Sequel Holdings |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dean Foods Company |
Director |
Current |
| Young Presidents' Organization |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| The Leadership Council |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dean Foods Company |
Strategic Planning Committee Member |
Current |
| Young Presidents' Organization |
Member |
Current |
| Dean Foods Company |
Founder |
Former |
| United States Court of Appeals |
Clerk |
Former |
| Appeals |
Clerk |
Former |
| Southwestern Medical Foundation |
Board Director |
Former |
| Girls Clubs of America, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Yale Law School |
J.D. |
Former |
| Yale Law School |
B.A. |
Former |
| Dartmouth College |
B.A. |
Former |
| Yale Law School |
Degree |
Former |
| Yale University |
Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Wingate Partners LP |
President and CEO of the Dallas Mavericks |
Current |
| Dallas Mavericks |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Hdnet, LLC |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| The Timberland Company |
President and Chief Executive Officer, Dallas Mavericks, Chief Executive Officer, Hdnet |
Current |
| Dallas Mavericks |
President |
Current |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Timberland Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Entrust, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Governors |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Wingate Partners LP |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| TreeHouse Foods, Inc. |
Compensation Committee Member |
Current |
| Morrison & Foerster LLP |
Attorney |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
J.D. |
Former |
| Harvard University |
M.P.A. |
Former |
| Princeton University |
B.A. |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
Degree |
Former |
Executive News
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Dean Foods Company to Webcast Investor Presentation From Barclays Back-to-School Consumer Conference
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TreeHouse Foods appoints new directors
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TreeHouse Foods reports rise in income
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Dallas Chamber celebrates 100 years
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Dallas Regional Chamber Benchmarks DFW in the Global Economy
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Dallas Regional Chamber Benchmarks DFW in the Global Economy
PR Newswire - 5/28/09 - View Story
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TreeHouse Foods income rises sharply in quarter
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