Oak Brook, Ill./Press Release -- TreeHouse Foods announced the hiring of Rachel R. Bishop to the position of senior vice president and chief strategy officer. In this role she will report to Sam K. Reed, chairman, president and chief executive officer and will be a key member of the TreeHouse executive leadership team. She will be based at the TreeHouse corporate headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill.

Bishop joins the company from The Walgreen Company, where she spent the past five years most recently as the group vice president, Retail Development. Previously, she consulted at McKinsey & Company with a roster of CPG and retailer clients on marketing, strategy and innovation. She is a graduate of Brown University and holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University.

"We are excited to have Rachel join TreeHouse during this time of great growth for our Company," said Reed. "She has enjoyed a wide ranging and relevant career as both a management consultant and retailing executive which positions her well to make significant contributions at TreeHouse."