William B. Cyr has been a member of our Board of Directors and our Chief Executive Officer since September 2016. Before assuming his role at Freshpet, Mr. Cyr, served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunny Delight Beverages Co. (“SDBC”) from August 2004 to February 2016. Prior to joining SDBC, Mr. Cyr spent 19 years at Procter & Gamble, where he ultimately served as the Vice President and General Manager of the North American Juice Business and Global Nutritional Beverages. Mr. Cyr serves as a Board and Executive Committee Member of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, a position he has held since 2002. Additionally, during his time as President and Chief Executive Officer of SDBC he was a member of the Board of Directors of American Beverage Association from 2007 until 2016 and on the Executive Committee from 2012 to 2016. Mr. Cyr holds an A.B. from Princeton University. Mr. Cyr provides the Board of Directors with knowledge of the daily affairs of the Company, expertise in the consumer products industry and extensive experience in corporate leadership.

Scott Morris is a co-founder of Freshpet and has served as our Chief Operating Officer since July 2015 and President since March 2016. Mr. Morris served as our Chief Marketing Officer from January 2014 to July 2015 and Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing from 2010 to 2013. Mr. Morris is involved in all aspects of Company development and day-to-day operations. Prior to joining Freshpet, Mr. Morris was Vice President of Marketing at The Meow Mix Company from 2002 to 2006. Previously, Mr. Morris worked at Ralston Purina from 1990 to 2002, holding various leadership positions in Sales and Marketing, most recently Pet Food Group Director. Mr. Morris also works as an advisor and investor in several small startup consumer packaged goods companies with strong social missions and a focus to improve food and the world.

Stephen Weise joined Freshpet in July of 2015 as the EVP of Manufacturing and Supply Chain. Mr. Weise has over 25 years of experience in the manufacturing and distribution of consumer products. Prior to joining Freshpet, from June 2013 to July 2015, Mr. Weise was an Account Manager at TBM Consulting, a consulting firm that specialized in operational excellence and lean manufacturing. From 2003 to February 2013, Mr. Weise held the role of COO at the Arthur Wells Group, a 3PL specializing in consumer products and temperature-controlled distribution. Prior to that, from 2002 to 2003, he served as the SVP of Operations for the B. Manischewitz Company, a specialty food manufacturer. From 2000 to 2002, he served as Chief Operating Officer at the Eight in One Pet Products Company, from 1995 to 2000 as VP of Manufacturing at Chock Full O’ Nuts, and from 1986 to 1995 in various positions at Kraft Foods.

Michael Hieger has served as Senior Vice President of Manufacturing Operations since January 2014. Mr. Hieger was Vice President of Manufacturing Operations from 2007 to 2013. In addition to plant-wide day-to-day activities, he is involved in new product development and co-manufacturing operations. Prior to joining Freshpet, Mr. Hieger focused on dry pet food extrusion as the Engineering Manager with The Meow Mix Company from 2002 to 2006 and as the Pet Treats Manager with Ralston Purina from 1997 to 2002. Mr. Hieger has over 18 years’ experience in pet food manufacturing.

Mr. Edward Young has served as Senior Vice President of Grocery and Mass Sales since April 2017. Mr. Young has more than 25 years of experience in national sales leadership roles and with significant experience in refrigerated foods. Prior to Freshpet, he served as Vice President of National Warehouse Sales at Dean Foods where he led the creation and scale-up of a go-to-market capability to increase branded distribution and to enhance selling capabilities. Prior to Dean Foods, Mr. Young served in several sales leadership roles at The Coca-Cola Company, Nestlé and the Sunny Delight Beverages Company.

Lisa Barrette has served as Senior Vice President of Business Development since February 2020. Prior to joining Freshpet in 2015, she was Senior Director at Pinnacle Foods, Inc. where she successfully led turnaround plans for the Frozen Meals businesses, including new product development and quality improvements. She has over 20 years of experience across several CPG categories and has held senior marketing positions at Pinnacle Foods, Post Holdings, Inc. and Kraft Foods Group, Inc.

Mr. Christopher Taranto has served as Vice President of Procurement and Planning since July 2015. Mr. Taranto previously served as the Director of Supply Chain Management at Freshpet where he successfully established functional and sustainable business processes and instituted complex organizational changes. Prior to Freshpet, he served as Director of Supplier Management, Global Operations, at Pfizer, Inc. Mr. Taranto has over 23 years of experience in procurement, planning, and supply chain management.