Dean Foods Reveals CEO Succession Plan
Dean Foods Company appointed Ralph Scozzafava, currently executive vice president and COO, as the company’s next CEO and as a member of the Company's Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2017, succeeding Gregg A. Tanner.
In order to ensure a smooth transition, Tanner will remain as an advisor to the company through the Annual Stockholders Meeting in May 2017.
Scozzafava joined Dean Foods in October 2014 as executive VP and chief commercial officer before being promoted to COO in October 2015. He has more than 30 years of experience in the consumer goods and grocery categories, including at Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and at Campbell Soup Company.
The company recognized Tanner’s outstanding leadership, especially following the divesture of Morningstar and the spin-off of WhiteWave.
In order to ensure a smooth transition, Tanner will remain as an advisor to the company through the Annual Stockholders Meeting in May 2017.
Scozzafava joined Dean Foods in October 2014 as executive VP and chief commercial officer before being promoted to COO in October 2015. He has more than 30 years of experience in the consumer goods and grocery categories, including at Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company and at Campbell Soup Company.
The company recognized Tanner’s outstanding leadership, especially following the divesture of Morningstar and the spin-off of WhiteWave.