"We deeply mourn the passing of R.W. – our family patriarch and one of the visionaries behind Kemin. He was beloved by our family, countless customers around the world, and thousands of Kemin employees whose lives he touched for more than six decades," said Dr. Chris Nelson, president and CEO of Kemin Industries and the eldest son of R.W.
"These advancements recognize Scott and Joe's leadership, ability to deliver results and positions them to have greater impact as we continue to grow our retail business," said Jim Snee, president and chief executive officer at Hormel Foods. "I congratulate Scott and Joe on their new and important leadership roles."
Taffet will be responsible for driving transformative growth strategies across the company's expanding snacks portfolio, which includes iconic brands like Hershey's, Reese's, Jolly Rancher and Dot's Homestyle Pretzels.
Aoukar brings a wealth of experience in supply chain and operations leadership within the consumer packaged goods industry. Most recently, he served as chief operating officer at ByHeart.
Dabek has led the cooperative's sales, marketing, innovation, insights, revenue management and demand planning teams as the owner of the P&L for the cooperative's US region.
David Jacobs joined the company as vice president of marketing for Mars Food & Nutrition North America. Jacobs reports to Dave Dusangh, regional president of Mars Food & Nutrition North America.
In his new role, Buttshaw will lead the continued development of the ingredient solutions business from operational excellence to financial growth across the business unit's teams, including its research and development, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and sales and marketing teams.
Kerry Group has continued its decades long evolution, becoming more exclusively focused as a global provider of science-backed, taste and nutrition solutions
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