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CPG / Retail Edition by Hunt Executive Search Q2 / April 2021

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Joe Cavaliere joined HanesBrands as Group President. He was with Newell, , and Kraft.

Gianni Pieraccioni is joined As COVID-19 ebbs, flows, and eventually dissipates, one beauty contract and private thing is vividly , organizations of all shapes and sizes label manufacturer and Bain need to accelerate talent management trends and take action portfolio company Maesa as now to craft a strong talent strategy in order to compete, let CEO. He was at Coty, alone thrive in the new normal. Revlon, P&G, and J&J.

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SVP Operations (CPG Private Label) Yellow Wood Partners acquired the international Board of Directors (Private Equity) Scholl from , uniting the brand globally with Dr. Scholl's which they previously acquired from .

Bridges Consumer Healthcare acquired Clarion , the maker of Absorbine Jr., Florajen Probiotics and other consumer health brands from Swander Pace.

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MAC recruited Aida Roberto Canevari joins Estee Lauder as Moudachirou Rebois as SVP Global EVP Global Supply Chain. He was was with Marketing. Aida was with Revlon, J&J, and Unilever, , Carrefour, and Nestle. L’Oréal. Scott Moffit joined fresh-prepared food Gianni Pieraccioni is joined beauty contract maker Häns Kissle as CEO. He was with and private label manufacturer and Bain , Keurig, , and PepsiCo. portfolio company Maesa as CEO. He was at Coty, Revlon, P&G, and J&J. CR Brands appointed Tim Seitter as CEO. He was with Church & Dwight, Pactiv, Cathy Gollwitzer joins Golding Farms Spalding, and Kraft . Foods as Chief Commercial Officer. She was with TreeHouse Foods, Chicken of the Sea, Paul Vraciu joined food company ConAgra, and Nestle. BrainCare as CEO. He was at Leprino Foods and P&G. Frank Rizzo joined Mana Products, a Traub Capital portfolio company as CFO. Chris Marschall joined Yukon Wellness as Frank was with Tasty Brands and CEO. He was at Bausch + Lomb, Pfizer, and McCall/Simplicity Pattern. Wyeth.

Paula's Choice Skincare recruited Sarah Clearlake Capital new portfolio company Bethel as Head of Supply Planning & WellPet appointed Reed Howlett as CEO. Procurement. She was from L Brands / Bath Reed was with Nature's Variety, Dreyer's & Body Works. .

Skip Tappan joined Gordon Food Service Julie Barron joined Simply Protein for Pets as Chief Supply Chain Officer. Skip was as CEO. She was at Solid Gold Pet. previously with Walmart, Campbell Soup, and Procter & Gamble. Jason Goldberger joined Unilever as the CEO of Dollar Shave Club. He was at Sur Lindsay Sturman joined King Arthur La Table, Target, and Amazon. Baking as VP of the DTC business. She was at Under Armour. SC Johnson recruited Jai Kibe as CMO. He was at Coca-Cola. Beam Suntory appointed Heather Boyd as Managing Director RTD Beverages. She was Tom Aslin joined craft beer make as Chief cannabis company Acreage Holding and Commercial Officer. He was with Turkey . Hill Dairy and Schwan’s.

David Lee joined agtech company John McGuckin joined Lakeview Farms as AppHarvest as President. He was with Chief Customer Officer. His history includes Impossible Foods. Tribe Hummus, Maya Kaimal, Chia Company, and Sabra. Brian Schiegg joined Schwan’s Consumer Brands as President. He was with Ocean Karen Jobb joined Amy’s Kitchen as Chief Spray and Mars. Customer Officer. She was at Clif Bar and PepsiCo. Joe Cavaliere joined HanesBrands as Group President. He was with Newell, Unilever, and Sandi Karrmann joined Kimberly-Clark as Kraft. CHRO. She was at Frito-Lay.

Chris Kiser joined Spice World as CEO. He Matt Galvanoni joined Pilgrim’s Pride as was at Teasdale Foods, Del Monte, Pinnacle CFO. He was at and PwC. Foods, Diageo, and Campbell Soup. Jody Macedonio joined Chobani as CFO. Brian Connolly joined pet food producer She was at 8th Avenue, Dean Foods, Natural Balance as CEO. He co-founded Henkel, Sun Products, and Frito-Lay. Castor & Pollox.

2/5 Kelly Kennedy joined The Honest Arbonne International appointed Amy Company as CFO. She was at Annie’s. Humfleet as Chief Marketing Officer. She was with Beautycounter, Aveda, Diamond Greg Buscher joined Hippeas as CFO. He Products, Dial, and Kao Brands. was at Skinny Dipped Almonds, Essentia Water, and Neurobrands. Daniel Myers joined the Central Garden & Pet board. He is at Carlyle and was at Blanca Juti joined L’Oréal as Chief Mondelez. Communications and Public Affairs Officer. She was at Heineken. John Gainor and Ken Tuchman joined TreeHouse’s board. They were appointed by Dave Smith joined Estée Lauder as SVP of actovist investor Jana Partners. New Business Development. He was with Corning and eBay. Kimberly-Clark names Paula Ramos as Chief Strategy Officer. Paula was with Robert Long was appointed Chief R&D McKinsey. Officer at Kimberly-Clark. He was with Coca-Cola and P&G. Plant Based Foods Association names Rachel Dreskin as CEO. She was with Sharon Macleaod joined the Board of Compassion in World Farming. Carlyle portfolio company Every Man Jack.

Dasha Smith joined the Beautycounter Mandy Fields joined the board of Allbirds, board. She is with the NFL’s chief the footwear brand. She is the CFO of e.l.f administrative officer. Beauty.

Gina Boswell was named as chairperson of Jeff Ansell joined the Dr. Praeger’s board as Beautycounter. Gina was Unilever, Alberto chairman. He is an advisor tp PE firm Vestar, Culver, Avon, and Estee Lauder. who just acquired the company.

Amanda Sourry joined Kroger’s board. She Apu Mody joined the board of fruit spread was at Unilever. company Crofter’s as Executive Chairman.

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Despite continued COVID impact on deal Conair to be acquired by PE firm American flow, it's not quiet on the western front. Securities.

RC (formerly Reckitt Benckiser) rebranded Frontenac bought branded and private label themselves to Reckitt and acquired fruit spreads make Crofter’s. BioFreeze from Madison Dearborn portfolio company Performance Health. WM Partners bought matche maker Jade Leaf. Yellow Wood Partners acquired the international Scholl brand from Reckitt, for Tropicale Foods, a Wind Point Partners their Scholl Wellness Company uniting the portfolio company, bought frozen treat maker brand globally with Dr. Scholl's which they Paleteria La Michoacana. previously acquired from Bayer. Creo Capital portfolio company Flagship Bridges Consumer Healthcare acquired Food Group bought La Tortilla Factory. Clarion Brands, the maker of Absorbine Jr., Florajen Probiotics and other consumer San Francisco Equity Partners acquired health brands from Swander Pace. contract manufacturer SV Labs.

Mondelez acquired UK protein bar make CVC Capital Partners acquired Shiseido's Grenade. mass/drug/grocery channel brands for $1.5B.

Riviana sold Ronzoni pasta brand to 8th Vestar Capital Partners acquired plant Avenue Food & Provisions for $95M. based food company Dr. Praeger’s.

3/5 Uber acquired spirits delivery company Highview Capital bought poultry and meat Drizly for $1.1B. producer Randall Farms.

Unilever acquired first aid products maker H.I.G. Capital portfolio company Lipari Welly. Foods acquired Tut’s International.

Estee Lauder pays $1B to increase stake -based MBH acquired Boulder from 29% to 76% in cosmetic company Sausage. Deciem. ELC agreed to acquire 100% in 3 years. Jimmy’s Cookies acquired artisanal bread brand Ecce Panis from Campbell Soup. acquired Kraft Planters nut business for $3.5B. Next Frontier Brands acquired non- alcoholic distilled drink maker Fluère Post Holdings forms SPAC to raise $400M Drinks. for CPG acquisition partnership. Danone bought BFY condiment maker Earth Meat snack producer Stryve Foods goes Island. public via SPAC traded under SNAX ticker. Moët Hennessy acquired 50% stake in Jay- Nestlé sold their North American water Z's Champagne brand Armand de Brignac. brands Poland Spring and Arrowhead to One Rock Capital and Metropoulos & Co. for Estée Lauder paid $1B to raise their stake in $4.3B. Decium, the make of The Ordinary skin care brand to 76%. Nestlé acquired ionized alkaline water brand Essentia Water. Tea maker Martin Bauer Group acquired majority stake in Power Brands. McCormick acquired B2B flavor manufacturer FONA for $710M. L Catterton sold UK pet business Inspired Pet Nutrition to CapVest Partners. Olam Food Ingredients acquired Mizkan’s chili pepper business for $109M Carlyle Group's portfolio company Manna Pro bought dog chews and treats company L’Oreal acquiered Japanese skincare Bullymake. company Takami. Comvest Partners and portfolio company De’Longhi acquired NutriBullet maker Lasko acquired air purification company Capital Brands for $420M from Centre Guardian Technologies. Lane. Neptune Wellness Solutions bought organic Simply Protein for Pets acquired Waggin company Sprout Foods from Train treats from Nestlé Purina. Morgan Stanley.

Barilla bought Canada-based Catelli pasta American Licorice acquired organic candy from Ebro Foods for $130M. company Torie & Howard.

Barilla acquired UK based DTC fresh pasta Utz acquired salty snack brand Vitners from and sauce delivery company Pasta Snak-King for $25M. Evangelists. Mondelez bought vegan/paleo snack make Hero Group acquired Canadian organic baby Hu Products. food company Baby Gourmet. MGP Ingredients acquired Everclear spirits company Luxco for $475M.

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