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Olu Beck

Director
  • Ms. Beck has more than 25 years of experience in finance, portfolio business management and general management, including direct experience in transformational and strategic growth—both organically and through mergers and acquisition.
  • Ms. Beck provides the Board with diversified, cross-functional and global experience, extensive management experience in the consumer packaged goods industry and insights into leading practices in executive compensation, corporate governance and audit.
  • Ms. Beck has been a member of our Board of Directors since October 2019 and is a member of the Operations and FSQA Committee.

Ms. Beck has been the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Beck Group NJ, a boutique strategic and management consulting firm. Ms. Beck also served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Wholesome Sweeteners, Inc., a maker of consumer-packaged natural and organic sweeteners and snacks, from 2016 to 2018. Prior to that, Ms. Beck served as Head of Global & U.S. Marketing (Shopper) & Health and Wellness for Johnson and Johnson, Inc. from 2010 to 2012. Prior to Johnson and Johnson, Inc., Ms. Beck served in various executive leadership roles in Finance and Sales at Mars Incorporated from 1989 to 2009, including serving as Chief Financial Officer of Uncle Ben’s Rice. Ms. Beck also serves on the boards of directors of Denny’s Corporation (Nasdaq: DENN), Saputo Inc. (TSX: SAP) and Tropicana Brand Group, and served on the board of directors and as Chair of the Audit Committee of Hostess Brands, Inc until its acquisition by The J.M. Smucker Company in November 2023.