FMI Elects New Members to Board of Directors

Arlington, VA - Today, FMI - The Food Industry Association announces new additions to its Board of Directors elected at the association's September 2024 Board meeting. The new Directors further build on FMI's commitment to a broad representation of the supplier and retailer/wholesaler communities within the association's leadership.

FMI President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin stated, "The entire food industry - from product suppliers to retailers and wholesalers - takes great pride in carrying out the noble mission of feeding families and enriching lives. As the food industry faces an array of challenges on the labor, regulatory and economic fronts, FMI welcomes a stellar new class to our Board of Directors and anticipates leveraging their vast retailer and supplier experience, innovative ideas and fresh perspectives as together we help the industry move decisively into the future."

FMI Chair and Alex Lee, Inc., President, Chairman and CEO Brian George said, "The food industry has always been full of talented individuals committed to improving how we operate as an industry to best serve our shoppers. FMI greatly appreciates our incoming Directors for volunteering their time to ensure our association is strategically positioned to best meet the needs of our members through advocacy with policymakers, collaboration among industry peers and educational opportunities to enhance industry knowledge. We look forward to the contributions and expertise they will bring as we collectively work to advance a safer, healthier and more efficient consumer food supply chain."

New Directors:

• Joanne Bal, Vital Farms, Austin, TX
• Kevin Barner, Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Mansfield, MA
• Alice Chen, Tawa Services Inc., Buena Park, CA
• Marlene Creighton, The Kraft Heinz Company, Chicago, IL
• John DeCicco, DeCicco & Sons Markets, Pelham, NY
• John Frost, Chobani, Inc., New York, NY
• Jeremy Gosch, Hy-Vee, Inc., West Des Moines, IA
• Dianne Jacobs, Beech-Nut Nutrition, Amsterdam, NY
• Trey Johnson, Save a Lot, Ltd., St. Ann, MO
• Gina Kelly, The Clorox Company, Oakland, CA
• Chad Marquardt, The Hain Celestial Group, Hoboken, NJ
• Greg McNiff, Stater Bros. Markets, San Bernardino, CA
• Ashley Pridon, Ecolab, Inc., Greensboro, NC
• Shane Sampson, Save Mart Supermarkets, LLC, Modesto, CA
• Kevin Spratt, Rich Products Corporation, Buffalo, NY
• Emily Taylor, Dollar General Corporation, Goodlettsville, TN
• Todd Tillemans, Perdue Farms, Salisbury, MD
• Mike West, The Hershey Company, Hershey, PA

A full member listing of FMI's leadership can be found here.