Company Continues to Expand Manufacturing Leadership Role in Snack Food Industry
MARION, Ohio, May 18, 2021 — Wyandot Snacks (“Wyandot” or “the Company”), a privately held, better for you national snack manufacturer, announced that snack food industry leader and innovator Jolie Weber joined the Company’s Board of Directors effective March 31, 2021. Ms. Weber serves as head of the Audit Committee.
“Jolie is a snack food industry leader and influencer,” said Company President and CEO Rob Sarlls. “Her extensive marketing, operations and finance experience is invaluable to our leadership team as we pursue geographic and product line expansions. Jolie has also successfully created enterprise value and served as a change agent as CEO of Lenny & Larry’s and Wise Foods. We look forward to benefiting from her industry perspective and management acumen.”
Sarlls added that circumstances over the past year enabled Wyandot to implement several operational and marketing changes that signal the course the Company intends to take in the years ahead. “Our B-Corp certification, achieved in 2020, established the framework for responding to unexpected challenges such as the onslaught of a global pandemic. Not surprisingly,” he noted, “Jolie has long been dedicated to these same issues. Doing the right thing by the environment, being good stewards of resources, and keeping our employees’ and customers’ welfare top of mind are the hallmarks of a responsible enterprise in times like these.”
About Jolie Weber
Jolie is a proven leader in building and executing strategic plans that drive revenue growth and productivity, while increasing employee engagement and loyalty. She currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Lenny & Larry’s, a leading national cookie brand, and has led the organization through the global pandemic helping to supply millions of protein cookies to retailers and consumers alike.
Prior to joining Lenny & Larry’s in 2020, Ms. Weber was CEO of Wise Foods, Inc., a leading branded snack company, from 2015 to 2019, initiating a successful business turnaround. She had earlier served in a number of marketing and operations positions at Wise and was named Chief Financial Officer in 2011. Earlier, Ms. Weber was National Marketing Director and Business Development Manager at Suntory Water Group (Crystal Springs water) and Core Brand Manager for Coca-Cola Paraguay. She has lived and traveled aboard extensively and is conversational in Spanish.
Ms. Weber sat on the Board of Directors for SNAC International and served as its Chair, working to represent snack manufacturers on legislative and consumer trends that impact the entire snack industry. She has previously served on the Board of C5 Georgia Youth Foundation (formerly Camp Coca-Cola) which helps fund and support disadvantaged youth in their quest to obtain a high school and college education; and was Treasurer for the local Atlanta Chapter of the Network of Executive Women (N.E.W) from 2012 to 2014.
Currently Ms. Weber sits on the Board of Directors for Beaumont Products. Beaumont was founded in 1991, in Kennesaw, GA and is a leading manufacturer of premium, eco-friendly consumer products designed for air care, general cleaning and personal care.
Ms. Weber holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia in International Marketing and an Executive M.B.A from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School.
About Wyandot Snacks
Wyandot Snacks is a privately held, national snack manufacturer. We partner with leading and emerging food companies to create exciting plant-based better for you snacks. Our products range from well-known branded baby snacks to the most beloved better for you snack brands sponsored by maverick entrepreneurs and global fast moving consumer goods (“FMCG”) businesses. Wyandot fully supports the continued growth and commercial success of our customers, and for 85 years we have treated their brands as our own. We provide turnkey support to brands, from conception to development all the way to the shelf or the doorstep.
With the addition of Ms. Weber to the Board of Directors, Wyandot Snacks has become the only company in the snack industry with three former and/or current Chairs of SNAC International sitting on the same company’s Board of Directors.
As a Certified B Corporation, Wyandot Snacks’ positive impact reaches all of our stakeholders: our neighbors, co-workers, shareholders, suppliers, and the environment. We are dedicated to taking a stance against hunger, ensuring the majority of our donations and volunteer time go towards Zero Hunger-related efforts.
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