TreeHouse Foods Inc.: Announces COO Transition

Oak Brook / IL. (thf) TreeHouse Foods Inc. announced that Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Shay Braun, is leaving the Company effective April 30, 2021 to assume the role of President of Select Milk, a group of family dairy producers. In the interim, Braun’s responsibilities will be assumed by Craig McCutcheon, currently Senior Vice President, Operations.

McCutcheon joined TreeHouse in 2018 and oversees TreeHouse’s manufacturing and warehousing operations. He will expand his responsibilities to include supply chain and food safety, which were previously overseen by Braun, and during this interim period, he will report directly to President and CEO, Steve Oakland. The Company plans to retain an outside firm to assist in the search for a permanent replacement.

«I want to thank Shay for his many contributions to TreeHouse as we have worked to successfully transform our business over the last several years,» said Oakland. «We are fortunate to have a deep and talented team, and I am confident that under the leadership of Craig and the rest of our management team, we will continue to successfully implement our plans to drive growth and value as we seamlessly navigate this transition.»