Lisa Selk

As vice president of growth & innovation within Research & Development, Lisa Selk leads product innovation and commercialization initiatives that support Hormel Foods’ long-term growth strategy. By connecting consumer insights, scientific expertise, and business strategy, she helps bring differentiated innovations to market and strengthen the company’s portfolio.

Hormel Foods is a global branded food company with over $12 billion in annual revenue. Its brands include PLANTERS^®, SKIPPY^®, SPAM^®, HORMEL^® NATURAL CHOICE^®, APPLEGATE^®, COLUMBUS^®, WHOLLY^® guacamole, HORMEL^® BLACK LABEL^® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts.

Over nearly three decades with Hormel Foods, Selk has built a track record of transforming consumer needs into successful products, stronger brands, and business growth. Since joining the company in 1998 as a food scientist, she has held leadership roles spanning R&D, innovation, marketing, and general management, providing a unique blend of technical, commercial, and business expertise. Selk served as marketing director for a portfolio of leading Hormel Foods brands before becoming president of CytoSport, Inc. in 2017. Following the sale of CytoSport to PepsiCo in 2019, she led Hormel Health Labs and Century Foods International. She later served as vice president of marketing for meat products, vice president of Retail Marketing for Convenient Meals & Proteins, and senior vice president of Brand Fuel. Her unique blend of scientific, commercial, and business leadership experience enables her to connect consumer needs, technical innovation, and commercial growth.

Selk holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in food science from North Dakota State University, an MBA from the University of St. Thomas, and completed the Kellogg Executive Development Program at Northwestern University.

Outside of work, Selk serves on nonprofit boards and is involved in youth sports and community organizations dedicated to developing the next generation of leaders.