New roles span across the company's business
units, Sales, Marketing and Strategic Planning
PLYMOUTH, Wis., July 30,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sargento, the family-owned
leader in natural cheese, is pleased to announce new roles for
eight team members across its Consumer Products and Food Service
& Ingredients business units: Erin
Price, General Manager, Consumer Products;
Jeremy Schellin, General
Manager, Food Service & Ingredients; Rod Hogan, Senior Vice President,
Innovation; Chris
Regennitter, Senior Vice President, Sargento Sales; Brian
Ginn, Vice President, Consumer Products Sales;
Joy Judski, Vice President,
Food Service & Ingredients Sales; Chris McCarthy, Vice President, Strategic
Planning; Amy Ehlen, Vice
President, Pricing & Demand Planning.
This news comes on the heels of two long-term executives'
retirements and the succession of Michael
Pellegrino to the role of Chief Operating Officer. For more
on these leadership changes, read on here.
"I'm thrilled to see these members of the Sargento Family step
into their new roles to help build our next generation of
leadership," said Louie Gentine,
Chairman & CEO of Sargento. "We owe our company's success to
our employees – past and present – who have made countless
contributions not only to our company, but also to our community
through the years.
"We have a great team to help us continue our success for the
Sargento Family and our key stakeholders," added Michael Pellegrino, COO of Sargento. "We look
forward to the future of Sargento with these new roles and
developments."
- Erin Price – General Manager,
Consumer Products: In this new role, Erin's team will be
responsible for the next phase of Consumer Products growth. She
will have direct responsibility for brand marketing, integrated
marketing communications, omnichannel and consumer insights, and
work with teams to drive success across P&L. Previously, Erin
served as Senior Vice President of Marketing. During her 17 years
at Sargento, Erin led the company's Food Service & Ingredients
(FSI) division, refined the company's strategic planning process,
launched an e-commerce strategy and its first integrated marketing
communications department.
- Jeremy Schellin – General Manager, Food Service &
Ingredients: Jeremy's team will be responsible for the next
phase of the FSI business unit's growth while driving success
across P&L. Jeremy will have direct responsibility for
marketing, innovation and FSI sales. His longtime experience and
leadership across core marketing, new platform development and
strategic planning provide solid foundations for this new role.
Previously, Jeremy served as the Vice President of Strategic
Planning.
- Rod Hogan – Senior Vice
President, Innovation: Rod is taking on an expanded role
following the retirement of Kristi
Jankowski from her long-held position as Executive Vice
President of Innovation. As her successor, Rod will continue to
propel advancement as a category-leading innovator and gain
responsibility for Research & Development. During his tenure,
he has consistently delivered beloved innovations to the
marketplace, backed by best-in-class performance metrics.
- Chris Regennitter – Senior Vice President, Sargento Sales: In his expanded role, Chris
will be responsible for leading overall sales strategy and
initiatives across the company. He brings a strong focus on
building customer relationships and teams, exceptional selling
capabilities and a track record of delivering results. Prior to
joining Sargento in 2019, Chris held various senior-level sales
leadership positions at Kraft Heinz and Pepsi Co.
- Brian Ginn – Vice President, Consumer Products
Sales: Brian has been promoted to lead and manage over 50
percent of the Consumer Products customer account portfolio, in
addition to the strategic channels business he leads today. Brian
brings over 30 years of sales experience to the Sargento Family,
with a proven track record of being a highly driven,
performance-focused leader who elevated customer relationships and
accelerated Sargento distribution across the geographic retailer
base.
- Joy Judski – Vice President, Food Service &
Ingredients Sales: Joy brings over 20 years of experience in
leadership, sales, trade strategy and talent development. Her joint
business planning and team development skills will continue to
deepen relationships with the company's customer base. Previously,
Joy served as the Vice President of Sales for Consumer
Products.
- Chris McCarthy – Vice
President, Strategic Planning: Chris returns to the role
of Vice President of Strategic Planning after gaining a foundation
in FSI. Chris will work closely with the leadership staff and
Executive team to advance progress in the company's Real Food
Vision. In his 11 years at Sargento, Chris has stepped into
critical leadership roles for marketing, corporate social
responsibility strategy and price commodity management.
- Amy Ehlen – Vice President, Pricing & Demand
Planning: Amy joins the company's officer team and will
continue leading a cross-functional team while working to enhance
short- and long-term demand planning and pricing processes. Since
joining Sargento in 2012, Amy has made a strong impact on the brand
and customer planning processes, driving unprecedented planning
efficiencies across several areas of the company. Amy and her team
will now report to Jeremy Behler,
CFO of Sargento.
About Sargento
With over 2,500 employees and net sales of nearly $1.8
billion, Sargento is a family-owned company that has been a leader
in cheese for more than 70 years. Founded in 1953 in
Plymouth, Wisconsin, Sargento is proud to be the company that
successfully introduced America to pre-packaged sliced and shredded
natural cheeses and cheese blends. Today, Sargento is still based
in Wisconsin, where they make and market amazing, high-quality
shredded, sliced and snack natural cheese products, as well as
ingredients. Company leadership lives to serve local communities
and employees, whom they refer to as the Sargento Family.
www.sargento.com
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