People: Annie's Inc (BNNY.N)

BNNY.N on New York Stock Exchange

40.15USD
17 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Molly Ashby

 53 2004 Chairman of the Board

John Foraker

 49 2004 Chief Executive Officer, Director

Kelly Kennedy

 44 2011 Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer

Mark Mortimer

 52 2013 Executive Vice President - Marketing and Sales, Chief Customer Officer

Amanda Martinez

 37 2013 Executive Vice President - Operations & Administration

Ed Aaron

 2013 Senior Vice President - Strategic Planning and Investor Relations

Isobel Jones

 2013 General Counsel, Secretary

Julie Klapstein

 58 2012 Independent Director

Lawrence Peiros

 57 2013 Independent Director

Bettina Whyte

 63 2011 Independent Director

Billie Williamson

 60 2012 Independent Director

Erica Abrams

 IR Contact Officer
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Biographies

Name Description

Molly Ashby

 Ms. Molly F. Ashby is Chairman of the Board of Annie's Inc. She has been a member of board of directors and Chairman of the Board since 2004 and was a member of the board of directors of Annie’s Homegrown from 2002 to 2004. Ms. Ashby has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and the sole owner of Solera Capital, LLC, since she formed it in 1999. She also serves as Chairman of Calypso Christiane Celle Holdings, LLC and The HealthCaring Company, LLC and Vice Chairman of Latina Media Ventures, LLC. Prior to founding Solera Capital, LLC, Ms. Ashby spent 16 years at J.P. Morgan & Co., including leadership roles in the firm’s private equity business, J.P. Morgan Capital Corporation, as Vice Chair of the Investment Committee, Chief Operating Officer, Investment Strategist and member of the board of directors. Ms. Ashby graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a BA from the College of William and Mary and received an MS in Foreign Service, with distinction, from Georgetown University.

John Foraker

 Mr. John M. Foraker is Chief Executive Officer, Director of Annie's Inc. For over sixteen years, Mr. Foraker has held various management positions with members of corporate . From 1994 until 1998, Mr. Foraker served as President of Napa Valley Kitchens, Inc. and from 1998 until 2004, he served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Homegrown Natural Foods, Inc. Mr. Foraker holds a BS from the University of California, Davis and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley.

Kelly Kennedy

 Ms. Kelly J. Kennedy is Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Annie's Inc. Ms. Kennedy has 20 years experience in management and finance including at some of the country’s top retail and consumer brands, both in private-equity backed start-up ventures and public companies. Prior to joining the company, from October 2010 to July 2011, Ms. Kennedy was Chief Financial Officer at Revolution Foods, Inc., a mission-based company serving fresh, healthy meals to students in six national markets. From September 2009 to October 2010, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Established Brands, Inc., a footwear wholesaler. Ms. Kennedy has served as Chief Financial Officer for several iconic Bay Area brands, including Serena & Lily Inc. and Forklift Brands, Inc. (Boudin Bakeries), each on a part-time basis from March 2009 to September 2009, and Elephant Pharmacy, Inc. from May 2007 to February 2009. On February 10, 2009, Elephant Pharmacy filed for protection under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California. Ms. Kennedy also served in various senior finance roles at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. from November 2000 to May 2007, including Corporate Financial Planning Manager, Director, Treasury and Vice President, Treasury and at Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc. Ms. Kennedy received a BA from Middlebury College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Mark Mortimer

 Mr. Mark Mortimer is Executive Vice President - Marketing and Sales, Chief Customer Officer of Annie's Inc. He has been appointed as Executive Vice President - Marketing and Sales of the company effective January 14, 2013. Prior to becoming Senior Vice President—Sales/Chief Customer Officer in July 2010, Mr. Mortimer was Senior Vice President—Sales and Brand Marketing from September 2008 to July 2010, and served as Senior Vice President—Sales from August 2006 to September 2008. He has over 22 years of experience in senior sales and business development executive positions at Fortune 500 consumer products companies, including Del Monte Foods Company, The Clorox Company and PepsiCo, Inc. Before joining company, Mr. Mortimer served as the Vice President of Sales and Business Development for the Grocery Foods Group of ConAgra Foods, Inc. from August 2005 to July 2006. Mr. Mortimer received a BA from University of California, Los Angeles.

Amanda Martinez

 Ms. Amanda Martinez has been appointed as Executive Vice President - Operations & Administration of Annie's Inc. effective January 14, 2013. Ms. Martinez will oversee operations and supply chain, human resource development, and sustainability initiatives. Throughout her time with Safeway, Ms. Martinez was recognized by the company and industry groups as an experienced strategist and tactical operating executive. In addition to most recently serving as Safeway, Inc.'s Vice President, Frozen Food, Ms. Martinez has served in many other operations and supply chain leadership positions at the company, including procurement, marketing business processes, supply operations, and logistics and manufacturing. She has experience across food production, including frozen, beverage, and baked goods.

Ed Aaron

 Mr. Ed Aaron is Senior Vice President - Strategic Planning and Investor Relations of Annie's Inc. Prior to joining Annie's, Mr. Aaron served as a Managing Director for RBC Capital Markets in Denver, CO, where he led RBC's research of the food and leisure sectors. Mr. Aaron worked in equity research for the past 15 years and has covered the natural foods industry throughout his career. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder and is a CFA charterholder.

Isobel Jones

 Ms. Isobel Jones has been appointed as General Counsel, Secretary of Annie's, Inc. Prior to joining the Annie's, Ms. Jones most recently served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc., where she provided legal advice, guidance and support on corporate governance, securities compliance, employment and labor matters, litigation, contracts, intellectual property, investor relations, and other matters. From June 2003 to January 2012, Ms. Jones was Associate General Counsel at Del Monte Foods, where she was responsible for SEC reporting and compliance, corporate governance matters, mergers and acquisitions, support of the treasury and investor relations functions and other general corporate matters. Ms. Jones also spent ten years as an associate at a national law firm. Ms. Jones earned her J.D. from Harvard Law School. She also holds an A.B. in East Asian Studies and Economics from Harvard University.

Julie Klapstein

 Ms. Julie D. Klapstein is Independent Director of Annie's Inc. Ms. Klapstein has served as a CEO and senior executive of numerous companies in the information technology and healthcare information technology industries. In June 2001, Ms. Klapstein was a founding member of Availity, LLC, which is a joint venture among five of the health insurance companies in the United States, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., Health Care Services Corporation, Humana, Inc. and WellPoint, Inc. From June 2001 through March 2012, Ms. Klapstein served as Chief Executive Officer of Availity. Since her retirement as CEO, Ms. Klapstein serves as the Vice Chair of Availity’s board of managers. From November 1996 to June 2001, Ms. Klapstein was President and CEO of Phycom Corporation, a medical management healthcare company. She also has held positions as Executive Vice President of Sunquest Information Systems; National Sales, Marketing and Service Manager for SMS’ Turnkey Systems Division (now Siemens Medical Systems); and Vice President and General Manager for GTE Health System. Since April 2011, Ms. Klapstein has served on the board of directors, audit committee and compensation committee of Standard Register. Ms. Klapstein also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Intelimedix, a private healthcare analytics company owned by several healthcare insurance companies. She also has served on the board of directors of various for-profit and not-for-profit companies. She received a BS in Business from Portland State University.

Lawrence Peiros

 Mr. Lawrence S. Peiros has been appointed as Independent Director of Annie’s, Inc. effective March 01, 2013. Mr. Peiros has more than 30 years of operating and marketing experience in the consumer packaged goods industry with Clorox Company, which he joined in 1981. He currently is a member of Clorox’s Executive Committee and serves as its Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Peiros has previously announced that he will retire from Clorox effective April 1, 2013. As the COO, Mr. Peiros oversees Clorox’s global business, including the Burt’s Bees and Green Works brands, and leads the company’s marketing, sales, product supply and research and development functions, as well as its environmental efforts. Previously, he was the company’s Chief Operating Officer of Clorox North America, responsible for U.S. and Canadian businesses accounting for more than 80% of the company’s sales. Mr. Peiros serves as a Director of Potlatch Corporation, a timberland real estate investment trust, and Ross Stores, operator of the off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College and a master’s degree in business administration from Stanford University.

Bettina Whyte

 Ms. Bettina M. Whyte is Independent Director of Annie's Inc. In January 2011, Ms. Whyte joined the international consulting firm of Alvarez & Marsal Holdings, LLC as a Managing Director and Senior Advisor. From October 2007 until January 2011, she acted as an independent general business consultant, working on several mediations and as a court appointed. From March 2006 to October 2007, Ms. Whyte was a Managing Director and the Head of the Special Situations Group at MBIA Insurance Corporation. Prior to joining MBIA Insurance, Ms. Whyte was a Managing Director of AlixPartners, LLP, a business turnaround management and financial advisory firm, from April 1997 to March 2006. While at AlixPartners, as a result of her experience advising businesses facing operational and financial difficulties, she served in the role of Interim Chief Executive Officer of APS Supply, Inc. and Service Merchandise Co., Inc. and as a General Partner of LJM2 Co-Investment, LP. On September 25, 2002, LJM2 filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas. Service Merchandise filed an involuntary petition for liquidation under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee on March 15, 1999. On February 2, 1998, APS Supply filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Ms. Whyte currently serves on the boards of directors of AGL Resources Inc., Rock-Tenn Company and Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company. Ms. Whyte is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University. She has a BS in Industrial Economics from Purdue University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Billie Williamson

 Ms. Billie Ida Williamson is Independent Director of Annie's Inc. Ms. Williamson has 33 years of experience auditing public companies as an employee and partner of Ernst & Young LLP. From 1998 until December 2011, Ms. Williamson served Ernst & Young as a Senior Assurance Partner. Ms. Williamson was also Ernst & Young’s Americas Inclusiveness Officer, a member of its Americas Executive Board, which functions as the Board of Directors for Ernst & Young dealing with strategic and operational matters, and a member of the Ernst & Young U.S. Executive Board responsible for partnership matters for the firm. Previously, Ms. Williamson served as Chief Financial Officer of AMX Corporation and as Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller of Marriott International, Inc. Ms. Williamson currently serves as a member of the board of directors and as a member of the audit committee of Exelis Inc. She graduated with a BBA, with highest honors, in Accounting from Southern Methodist University, and was granted her CPA Certificate in the State of Texas in 1976.

Erica Abrams

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Molly Ashby

 --

John Foraker

 1,726,150

Kelly Kennedy

 1,127,850

Mark Mortimer

 852,088

Amanda Martinez

 --

Ed Aaron

 --

Isobel Jones

 --

Julie Klapstein

 --

Lawrence Peiros

 --

Bettina Whyte

 --

Billie Williamson

 --

Erica Abrams

 --
As Of 30 Mar 2012

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price

FORAKER JOHN M

 6,198 $8.88

FORAKER JOHN M

 6,198 $37.60

FORAKER JOHN M

 6,198 $8.88

FORAKER JOHN M

 6,198 $38.13

ASHBY MOLLY

 3,500,000 $40.00

ASHBY MOLLY

 500,000 $38.25

FORAKER JOHN M

 6,198 $41.96

FORAKER JOHN M

 6,198 $8.88

KAAKE ROBERT M

 2,000 $38.44

KAAKE ROBERT M

 2,000 $6.62

FORAKER JOHN M

 6,198 $8.88

FORAKER JOHN M

 6,198 $36.07

FORAKER JOHN M

 6,198 $8.88

FORAKER JOHN M

 6,198 $32.26

WILLIAMSON BILLIE IDA

 300 $38.84

WALDMAN LAWRENCE STEVEN

 10,000 $8.88

WALDMAN LAWRENCE STEVEN

 10,000 $40.10

MORTIMER MARK

 26,600 $40.65

BIRD SARAH W

 8,323 $41.09

MORTIMER MARK

 38,000 $6.62

BIRD SARAH W

 28,506 $5.20

WALDMAN LAWRENCE STEVEN

 15,885 $40.57

WALDMAN LAWRENCE STEVEN

 15,885 $8.88

BIRD SARAH W

 20,183 $40.60

MORTIMER MARK

 11,400 $41.09
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