Company Press Release
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Matthew J. Foulston, age 52, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Foulston was most recently Chief Financial Officer of Compass Minerals International, Inc. where he was responsible for accounting, financial planning and reporting, tax, internal audit, capital investment management and investor relations. To ensure a smooth transition, Mr. Foulston has agreed to remain with Compass Minerals through December 1, 2016. Consequently, he will join TreeHouse no later than December 2, 2016.
“We are delighted to welcome Matthew to our TreeHouse family,” said Sam K. Reed, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TreeHouse Foods. “As we continue the integration of Private Brands, Matthew will be a key partner in our organization and will be instrumental to our growth and simplification initiatives. Matthew’s large public company background in the automotive industry will serve us well as we enter the next phase of our Company’s growth.”
“The track record of this management team over the last 10 years is what initially interested me in TreeHouse,” said Mr. Foulston. “As I’ve gotten to know more of the senior team, it is clear to me that this is a special organization. We have a unique and tremendous opportunity within the private label food and beverage landscape, and I am eager to make a meaningful contribution at TreeHouse.”
Prior to joining Compass Minerals in December 2014, Mr. Foulston was Senior Vice President of Operations and Corporate Finance at Navistar International and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Navistar Truck. He previously held senior leadership positions at Mazda North America and Ford Motor Company in Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States. Mr. Foulston earned his Bachelors of Science with honors in Economics from Loughborough University in Leicestershire, United Kingdom.
ABOUT TREEHOUSE FOODS
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. is a manufacturer of packaged foods and beverages with more than 50 manufacturing facilities across the United States, Canada and Italy that focuses primarily on private label products for both retail grocery and food away from home customers. We manufacture shelf stable, refrigerated, frozen and fresh products, including beverages and beverage enhancers (single serve beverages, coffees, teas, creamers, powdered beverages and smoothies); meals (cereal, pasta, macaroni and cheese and side dishes); retail bakery (refrigerated and frozen dough, cookies and crackers); condiments (pourable and spoonable dressing, dips, pickles, soups and sauces) and healthy snacks (nuts, trail mix, bars, dried fruits and vegetables). We have a comprehensive offering of packaging formats and flavor profiles, and we also offer natural, organic and preservative free ingredients in many categories. Our strategy is to be the leading supplier of private label food and beverage products by providing the best balance of quality and cost to our customers.
Additional information, including TreeHouse’s most recent statements on Forms 10-Q and 10-K, may be found at TreeHouse’s website, http://www.treehousefoods.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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