People: TreeHouse Foods Inc (THS)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Sam Reed	66	2011	Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Dennis Riordan	55	2011	Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Thomas O'Neill	60	2011	Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary
Christopher Sliva	49	2013	Executive Vice President; President of Bay Valley Foods, LLC
Harry Walsh	57	2013	Executive Vice President - Acquisitions Integration
Sharon Flanagan	47	2012	Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Erik Kahler	47		Senior Vice President - Corporate Development
Alan Gambrel	58		Senior Vice President - Human Resources; Chief Administrative Officer of Bay Valley Foods, LLC.
Terdema Ussery	54	2011	Lead Independent Director
David Vermylen	62	2011	Director
George Bayly	71	2005	Independent Director
Diana Ferguson	49	2008	Independent Director
Dennis O'Brien	55	2009	Independent Director
Frank O'Connell	69	2005	Independent Director
Ann Sardini	63	2008	Independent Director
Gary Smith	70	2011	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Sam Reed	Mr. Sam K. Reed is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Treehouse Foods Inc. Mr. Reed has served as the Chief Executive Officer since January 2005 and President since July 1, 2011.. Mr. Reed holds a B.A. from Rice University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Mr. Reed has led a transformation of the Company focused on value for customers and stockholders.
Dennis Riordan	Mr. Dennis F. Riordan is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Treehouse Foods Inc. From January 3, 2006 to July 1, 2011 Mr. Riordan was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Prior to the company, Mr. Riordan was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Océ-USA Holding, Inc., a manufacturer of printers and printing supplies and services, where he was responsible for the company’s financial activities in North America. Mr. Riordan joined Océ-USA, Inc. in 1997 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and was elevated to Chief Financial Officer of Océ-USA Holding, Inc. in 1999. In 2004, Mr. Riordan was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and assumed the chairmanship of the company’s wholly owned subsidiaries Arkwright, Inc. and Océ Mexico de S.A. Previously, Mr. Riordan held positions with Sunbeam Corporation, Wilson Sporting Goods and Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Riordan has also served on the boards of directors of Océ-USA Holdings, Océ North America, Océ Business Services, Inc. and Arkwright, Inc., all of which are wholly owned subsidiaries of Océ NV. Mr. Riordan is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a B.A. from Cleveland State University.
Thomas O'Neill	Mr. Thomas E. O'Neill, Jr., is Chief Administrative Officer, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of Treehouse Foods Inc. From January 27, 2005 to July 1, 2011 Mr. O’Neill was Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer, and Corporate Secretary of the Company. Prior to the company, Mr. O’Neill was a principal in TreeHouse, LLC, an entity unrelated to the Company that was formed to pursue investment opportunities in consumer packaged goods businesses. From February 2000 to March 2001, he served as Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of Keebler Foods Company. He previously served at Keebler as Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel from December 1996 to February 2000. Prior to joining Keebler, Mr. O’Neill served as Vice President and Division Counsel for the Worldwide Beverage Division of the Quaker Oats Company from December 1994 to December 1996; Vice President and Division Counsel of the Gatorade Worldwide Division of the Quaker Oats Company from 1991 to 1994; and Corporate Counsel at Quaker Oats from 1985 to 1991. Prior to joining Quaker Oats, Mr. O’Neill was an attorney at Winston & Strawn LLP. In 1991, Mr. O’Neill completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard Business School. Mr. O’Neill holds a B.A. and J.D. from the University of Notre Dame.
Christopher Sliva	Mr. Christopher D. Sliva has been appointed as Executive Vice President of TreeHouse Foods Inc., and President of Bay Valley Foods, LLC, a subsidiary of TreeHouse Foods Inc., effective May 9, 2013. He joined the company from Dean Foods where was Chief Commercial Officer of Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar. Prior to being named Chief Commercial Officer for Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar in 2010, Sliva was Chief Customer Officer for Dean's White Wave Foods division and President and Chief Operating Officer for the Morningstar division. His career in consumer packaged goods also includes positions at Eastman Kodak, Fort James Corporation and Procter & Gamble. Sliva holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis.
Harry Walsh	Mr. Harry J. Walsh has been appointed as Executive Vice President - Acquisitions Integration of TreeHouse Foods Inc., effective May 9, 2013. Mr. Walsh previously served as Executive Vice President of TreeHouse and President of Bay Valley. From January 27, 2005 to July 1, 2011, Mr. Walsh served in the position of Senior Vice President of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. and President of Bay Valley Foods, LLC. From January 2005 through July 2008 Mr. Walsh served in the position of Senior Vice President – Operations of TreeHouse. Prior to the company, Mr. Walsh was a principal in TreeHouse, LLC, an entity unrelated to the Company that was formed to pursue investment opportunities in consumer packaged goods businesses. From June 1996 to October 2002, Mr. Walsh served as Senior Vice President of the Specialty Products Division of Keebler Foods Company. Mr. Walsh was President and Chief Operations Officer of Bake-Line Products from March 1999 to February 2001; Vice President-Logistics and Supply Chain Management from April 1997 to February 1999; Vice President-Corporate Planning and Development from January 1997 to April 1997; and Chief Operating Officer of Sunshine Biscuits from June 1996 to December 1996. Prior to joining Keebler, Mr. Walsh served as Vice President of G.F. Industries, Inc. and President and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Granny Goose Foods, Inc. Prior to entering the food industry, Mr. Walsh was an accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Walsh holds a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.
Sharon Flanagan	Ms. Sharon Marie Flanagan is Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. Prior to joining TreeHouse, Ms. Flanagan was a partner in McKinsey & Company’s Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail Practices from March 1994 to July 2007. McKinsey & Company is a preeminent worldwide management consulting firm. Ms. Flanagan held various leadership roles at McKinsey including co-leadership of the Consumer and Retail Practice for the Chicago office. As a strategy, operations and marketing consultant, Ms. Flanagan served numerous Fortune 100 companies over her tenure. Prior to joining McKinsey, Ms. Flanagan worked in marketing for General Mills. Ms. Flanagan serves on the Board of Land O’ Frost Foods and is a member of The Chicago Network. Ms. Flanagan holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College, and an M.B.A. from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Erik Kahler	Mr. Erik Thomas Kahler is Senior Vice President - Corporate Development of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. Prior to joining TreeHouse, Mr. Kahler served as Managing Director of Dresdner Kleinwort Securities, LLC, a full service lending global investment bank for public and private companies, from May 2004 to October 2006. From November 1997 to July 2003, Mr. Kahler held senior investment banking leadership roles at Citigroup, Inc., as Director — Mergers and Acquisitions Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc. and at Wasserstein Perella & Company, Inc., where he was Vice President — Mergers and Acquisitions. Prior to joining Wasserstein Perella, Mr. Kahler worked for Ernst & Young and CIBC in various financial advisory roles. Mr. Kahler holds a B.A. from Colorado College and an M.B.A. from J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Alan Gambrel	Mr. Alan Thompson Gambrel is Senior Vice President - Human Resources TreeHouse Foods, Inc., Chief Administrative Officer of Bay Valley Foods, LLC., a subsidiary of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. He is the company Senior Vice President — Human Resources for TreeHouse and, since July 2008, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Bay Valley Foods, LLC. Mr. Gambrel has served as Senior Vice President — Human Resources since 2005. Prior to joining TreeHouse, Mr. Gambrel served as Vice President of Administration for Bake Line Group from 2001, until it filed for bankruptcy protection in January 2004. From 1999 to 2001 he was the Vice President of Human Resources for Keebler Foods Company. He previously served as Vice President Human Resources for Stella Foods from 1994 to 1999. His prior experience also includes Senior Human Resource positions at Kraft Foods and PepsiCo. Mr. Gambrel served as President of the Alumni Advisory Board for Michigan State’s School of Management from 2004 to 2006. Mr. Gambrel holds a B.A. from Michigan State University.
Terdema Ussery	Mr. Terdema L. Ussery, II is Lead Independent Director of Treehouse Foods Inc. Since April 1997, Mr. Ussery has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Dallas Mavericks, a professional basketball team. Since September 2001, Mr. Ussery has also served as Chief Executive Officer of HDNet, a provider of high definition television programming. From 1993 to 1996, Mr. Ussery served as the President of Nike Sports Management. From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Ussery served as Commissioner of the Continental Basketball Association (the “CBA”). Prior to becoming Commissioner, Mr. Ussery served as Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel of the CBA from 1990 to 1991. From 1987 to 1990, Mr. Ussery was an attorney at Morrison & Foerster LLP. In addition to the company Board, Mr. Ussery currently serves on, or has previously served on, the boards of directors of The Timberland Company and Entrust, Inc. He also serves on the Advisory Board of Wingate Partners, LP and as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Dallas Housing Authority. Mr. Ussery holds a B.A. from Princeton University, an M.P.A. from Harvard University and a J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. Mr. Ussery is the company Lead Independent Director and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the company Board. As the President and CEO of the Dallas Mavericks and the CEO of HDNet, Mr. Ussery brings operating, management experience, leadership capabilities, financial knowledge and business acumen to the Board. Mr. Ussery’s experience on other boards adds significantly to governance, compensation and public relations matters.
David Vermylen	Mr. David B. Vermylen is Director of Treehouse Foods Inc. Mr. Vermylen has been a Senior Advisor to TreeHouse since July 1, 2010. Mr. Vermylen held the positions of President and Chief Operating Officer for TreeHouse, from January 27, 2005 to July 1, 2011. Prior to the company, Mr. Vermylen was a principal in TreeHouse, LLC, an entity unrelated to the Company that was formed to pursue investment opportunities in consumer packaged goods businesses. From March 2001 to October 2002, Mr. Vermylen served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Keebler Foods, a division of Kellogg Company. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer of Keebler, Mr. Vermylen served as the President of Keebler Brands from January 1996 to February 2001. Mr. Vermylen served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Brother’s Gourmet Coffee, and Vice President of Marketing and Development and later President and Chief Executive Officer of Mother’s Cake and Cookie Co. His prior experience also includes three years with the Fobes Group and fourteen years with General Foods Corporation where he served in various marketing positions. In addition to the company Board, Mr. Vermylen currently serves on or has previously served on the boards of directors of Aeropostale, Inc. and Birds Eye Foods, Inc. Mr. Vermylen holds a B.A. from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from New York University. Mr. Vermylen has proven to be a addition to the Board. Mr. Vermylen has a deep understanding of the Company and he brings insight and knowledge from his executive experience at other companies in the food industry and service on public company boards.
George Bayly	Mr. George V. Bayly is Independent Director of Treehouse Foods Inc. Mr. Bayly currently serves as principal of Whitehall Investors, LLC, a consulting and venture capital firm, having served in that role since August 2008. Mr. Bayly served as Chairman and Interim-Chief Executive Officer of Altivity Packaging LLC, a maker of consumer packaging products and services, from September 2006 to March 2008. He also served as Co-Chairman of U.S. Can Corporation from 2003 to 2006 and Chief Executive Officer in 2005. In addition, from January 1991 to December 2002, Mr. Bayly served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ivex Packaging Corporation. From 1987 to 1991, Mr. Bayly served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Olympic Packaging, Inc. Mr. Bayly also held various management positions with Packaging Corporation of America from 1973 to 1987. Prior to joining Packaging Corporation of America, Mr. Bayly served as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy. In addition to the Board, Mr. Bayly currently serves on the boards of directors of ACCO Brands Corporation, Graphic Packaging Holding Company, and Ryt-Way Industries Inc. Mr. Bayly formerly served on the boards of directors of Huhtamaki Oyj, General Binding Corporation, Packaging Dynamics, Inc., U.S. Can Corporation and Altivity Packaging LLC. Mr. Bayly holds a B.S. from Miami University and an M.B.A from Northwestern University.
Diana Ferguson	Ms. Diana Severs Ferguson is Independent Director of Treehouse Foods Inc. From February 2010 to May 2011, Ms. Ferguson served as Chief Financial Officer of Chicago Public Schools. Previously, Ms. Ferguson served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Folgers Coffee Company, a maker of coffee products, from April 2008 to November 2008. Prior to joining Folgers, Ms. Ferguson served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Merisant Worldwide, Inc., a maker of table-top sweeteners and sweetened food products from April 2007 until March 2008. On January 6, 2009, Merisant Worldwide, Inc. filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Laws. Ms. Ferguson also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Sara Lee Foodservice, a division of Sara Lee Corporation from June 2006 to March 2007. She had previously served in a number of leadership positions at Sara Lee Corporation including Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development from February 2005 to June 2006, as well as Treasurer from January 2001 to February 2005. Earlier, she held treasury management positions at Fort James Corporation, from 2000 to 2001 and Eaton Corporation from 1995 to 2000, she also served in various financial positions at Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) from 1993 to 1995, the First National Bank of Chicago from 1989 to 1993 and IBM from 1985 to 1989. In addition to the company Board, Ms. Ferguson has previously served on the board of directors of Integrys Energy Group. Ms. Ferguson holds a B.A. from Yale University and a Masters degree from Northwestern University. Ms. Ferguson is a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees of the company Board.
Dennis O'Brien	Mr. Dennis F. O'Brien is Independent Director of Treehouse Foods Inc. Since April 2008, Mr. O’Brien has served as a partner of Gryphon Investors, Inc., a private equity firm. Prior to joining Gryphon, Mr. O’Brien was the Chief Executive Officer of Penta Water Company, a maker of bottled water, from April 2007 to April 2008. Mr. O’Brien held a series of executive positions with ConAgra Foods, Inc., including President and Chief Operating Officer, Retail Products from 2004 to 2006, President and Chief Operating Officer, Grocery Foods from 2002 through 2004, Executive Vice President, Grocery Foods from 2001 to 2002 and President, ConAgra Store Brands from 2000 through 2001. In addition, Mr. O’Brien previously held executive and marketing positions at Armstrong World Industries, Campbell’s Soup Company, Nestle S.A. and Procter & Gamble. Mr. O’Brien holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from the University of Connecticut. Mr. O’Brien is a member of the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of the company Board of Directors. Mr. O’Brien provides insight and perspective on strategic, marketing and food industry matters stemming in part from his food industry experience.
Frank O'Connell	Mr. Frank J. O'Connell is Independent Director of Treehouse Foods Inc. Since June 2004, Mr. O’Connell has served as a senior partner of The Parthenon Group, a consulting firm. From November 2000 to June 2002, Mr. O’Connell served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Indian Motorcycle Corporation. From June 2002 to May 2004, Mr. O’Connell served as Chairman of Indian Motorcycle Corporation. Indian Motorcycle Corporation was liquidated under applicable California statutory procedures in January 2005. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. O’Connell served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gibson Greetings, Inc. From 1991 to 1995, Mr. O’Connell served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Skybox International. Mr. O’Connell has previously served as President of Reebok Brands, North America, President of HBO Video and Senior Vice President of Mattel’s Electronics Division. Mr. O’Connell holds a B.A. and an M.B.A. from Cornell University. Mr. O’Connell is a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees of the Company’s Board. As an experienced financial and operational leader with companies in a variety of industries, Mr. O’Connell brings a broad understanding of the operating priorities across diverse industries to the Board. Mr. O’Connell’s strategic consulting experience has contributed significantly to the company strategic acquisition approach and due diligence of food industry sectors and target companies.
Ann Sardini	Ms. Ann M. Sardini is Independent Director of Treehouse Foods Inc. Since April 2002, Ms. Sardini has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Weight Watchers International, Inc. She served as Chief Financial Officer of Vitamin Shoppe.com, Inc., a seller of vitamins and nutritional supplements, from September 1999 to December 2001, and from March 1995 to August 1999 she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Children’s Television Workshop. In addition, Ms. Sardini has held finance positions at QVC, Inc., Chris Craft Industries and the National Broadcasting Company. In addition to the company Board, Ms. Sardini currently serves on or has previously served on the boards of directors of Weight Watchers Danone China Co. Ltd. and Venaca Inc. Ms. Sardini holds a B.A. from Boston College and an M.B.A from Simmons College Graduate School of Management. Ms. Sardini is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee of the company Board. Ms. Sardini has over 20 years of experience in senior financial management positions in branded media and consumer products companies. She provides independent guidance to the Board on a wide variety of general corporate and strategic matters based on her executive experience, financial experience as chief financial officer of a public company, and broad business background.
Gary Smith	Mr. Gary Dale Smith is Independent Director of Treehouse Foods Inc. Since January 2001, Mr. Smith has served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Encore Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in serving the national food and retail goods sectors, and since 2005 he has been a Managing Director of Encore Consumer Capital. From April 1995 to December 2004, Mr. Smith served as Senior Vice President — Marketing of Safeway Inc. In addition, Mr. Smith held various management positions at Safeway Inc. from 1961 to 1995. In addition to the company Board, Mr. Smith currently serves on or has previously served on the boards of directors of AgriWise, Inc., Altierre Corporation, Philly’s Famous Water Ice, Inc., the Winery Exchange, Inc., and Aidells Sausage Company, Inc. Mr. Smith is an experienced business leader with skills that make him a asset in his role as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the company Board. Mr. Smith’s deep understanding of the grocery channel and experience as an acquirer and investor in businesses adds significantly to acquisitions and customer insight.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Sam Reed	5,154,510
Dennis Riordan	1,555,560
Thomas O'Neill	1,561,560
Christopher Sliva	1,903,290
Harry Walsh	1,540,230
Sharon Flanagan	--
Erik Kahler	--
Alan Gambrel	982,407
Terdema Ussery	--
David Vermylen	1,160,140
George Bayly	--
Diana Ferguson	--
Dennis O'Brien	--
Frank O'Connell	--
Ann Sardini	--
Gary Smith	--

As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Sam Reed	410,377	0
Dennis Riordan	0	0
Thomas O'Neill	186,534	0
Christopher Sliva	0	0
Harry Walsh	186,534	0
Sharon Flanagan	0	0
Erik Kahler	0	0
Alan Gambrel	5,000	151,750
Terdema Ussery	0	0
David Vermylen	273,585	0
George Bayly	0	0
Diana Ferguson	0	0
Dennis O'Brien	0	0
Frank O'Connell	0	0
Ann Sardini	0	0
Gary Smith	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
O CONNELL FRANK JOSEPH	1,500	$64.31
GAMBREL ALAN THOMPSON	5,000	$29.65
GAMBREL ALAN THOMPSON	5,000	$60.81
SMITH GARY DALE	6,000	$59.90
O NEILL THOMAS EMMET III	8,000	$58.35
WALSH HARRY J	17,000	$58.21
VERMYLEN DAVID B	12,135	$50.81
VERMYLEN DAVID B	12,134	$50.87
VERMYLEN DAVID B	12,134	$52.05
VERMYLEN DAVID B	12,134	$52.01
VERMYLEN DAVID B	12,134	$52.11
VERMYLEN DAVID B	53,000	$0.00
VERMYLEN DAVID B	53,000	$0.00
REED SAM KNOX JR	23,101	$0.00
REED SAM KNOX JR	23,101	$0.00
REED SAM KNOX JR	23,101	$0.00
REED SAM KNOX JR	23,101	$0.00
O BRIEN DENNIS F	3,500	$0.00
REED SAM KNOX JR	18,261	$0.00
O BRIEN DENNIS F	2,410	$0.00
O BRIEN DENNIS F	1,890	$0.00
WALSH HARRY J	635	$62.29
RIORDAN DENNIS F	2,017	$0.00
GAMBREL ALAN THOMPSON	1,200	$0.00
FLANAGAN SHARON MARIE	1,200	$0.00

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