Our management team fosters an environment where careers flourish and innovative ideas come to life. Our leaders empower all of us to bring more to the table for employees, consumers, investors and the communities we call home.
Our Board of Directors is critical to the growth and development of our employees, our consistent returns to shareholders and the long-term success of the company.
Management Team
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Jeffrey M. EttingerInterim Chief Executive Officer
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John GhingoPresident
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Domenic BorrelliExecutive Vice President
Retail -
Paul KuehnemanInterim Chief Financial Officer
Controller -
Jeff BakerGroup Vice President
Enterprise Performance -
Will BonifantGroup Vice President
Chief Supply Chain Officer -
Jason LevineGroup Vice President
Chief Marketing Officer -
Swen NeufeldtGroup Vice President
President, Hormel Foods International -
Natosha WalshGroup Vice President
Retail Sales -
David WeberGroup Vice President
Foodservice -
Colleen BatchelerSenior Vice President, External Affairs
General Counsel
Corporate Secretary -
Katie ClarkSenior Vice President
Chief Communications Officer -
Katie LarsonSenior Vice President
Human Resources -
Pierre LillySenior Vice President
Chief Compliance Officer -
Don MonkSenior Vice President
Chief Technology Officer -
Kevin Myers, PhDSenior Vice President
Research & Development and Food Safety & Quality -
Lisa SelkSenior Vice President
Brand Fuel -
Nathan AnnisVice President
Corporate Development -
Darren CarterVice President
Retail Sales – East -
Mike ClausmanVice President
Deputy General Counsel
Assistant Secretary -
Christie CrouchVice President
Retail Marketing -
Lynn EgnerVice President
Foodservice Sales -
Tony HoffmanVice President
Retail Sales - Walmart/Sam’s -
Henry HsiaVice President
Retail Marketing -
Tyler HulsebusVice President
Engineering -
Jeremiah JohnsonVice President
Global Food Safety and Quality Management -
Florence MakopeVice President
Treasurer -
Joseph O’ConnorVice President
Emerging Brands -
Chad RandickVice President
Government Affairs -
Matt SchruppVice President
Manufacturing -
Annemarie VaupelVice President
Foodservice Marketing -
Clint WaltersVice President
Enterprise Manufacturing -
Scott WeisenbeckVice President
Retail Marketing
Board of Directors
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William A. NewlandsChairman of the Board, Hormel Foods
Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Constellation Brands, Inc.Director since November 2018; Chairman of the Board since February 2025 -
Scott AakreFormer Group Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer - Retail
Hormel FoodsDirector since May 2025 -
Gary C. BhojwaniChief Executive Officer
CNO Financial Group, Inc.Director since July 2014 -
Jeffrey M. EttingerInterim Chief Executive OfficerDirector since March 2025
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John GhingoPresidentDirector since July 2025
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Stephen M. LacyFormer Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
Meredith CorporationDirector since September 2011 -
Elsa A. Murano, Ph.D.Director of Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture
Professor and President Emerita
Texas A & M UniversityDirector since September 2006 -
Christopher J. PolicinskiFormer President and Chief Executive Officer
Land O’Lakes, Inc.Director since September 2012 -
Debbra L. SchonemanPresident of Piper Sandler CompaniesDirector since September 2024
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Sally J. SmithFormer President and Chief Executive Officer
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.Director since July 2014 -
Steven A. WhiteFormer President
Comcast West DivisionDirector since July 2014 -
Michael P. ZechmeisterFormer Chief Financial Officer of C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.Director since March 2023