LENEXA, KAN. — Darryl Riley has been named to the newly created place of chief sustainability officer at Hostess Manufacturers, Inc. Mr. Riley most just lately was senior vp of high quality, meals security and analysis and growth since December 2016.
In his new position, Mr. Riley will broaden the corporate’s capabilities to develop and execute methods to drive its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) targets and initiatives. He additionally will lead efforts to develop consciousness, training, coaching, and measurement packages that encourage staff to embrace sustainability and additional combine ESG into the corporate tradition.
Previous to becoming a member of Hostess Manufacturers, Mr. Riley was president of Complete Meals Security Administration LLC. Earlier, he held a wide range of roles at Kraft Heinz and Kellogg Co.
He acquired a bachelor’s diploma in chemical engineering on the New Jersey Institute of Expertise.
“As Hostess Manufacturers continues to give attention to constructing a socially accountable, modern-day snacking powerhouse, we consider dedicating an govt management place to sustainability will drive continued progress and integration,” stated Andrew P. Callahan, president and chief govt officer. “Along with his deep trade experience and operational expertise, Darryl is the perfect chief to assist us combine our sustainability-first method with our sustainable worthwhile development mindset.”
Hostess Manufacturers additionally introduced that Mike Cramer, govt vp and chief administrative officer, will switch ESG tasks to Mr. Riley. Hostess Manufacturers credited Mr. Cramer with serving to to ascertain the corporate’s company sustainability framework, together with its company accountability studies in 2021 and 2022. Mr. Cramer will proceed to be a member of the management group with major accountability for presidency and labor relations, mergers and acquisitions, together with particular initiatives for the CEO and the board of administrators.
“Mike’s contributions to constructing the modern-day Hostess Manufacturers since our 2013 relaunch beneath a daring new imaginative and prescient and working mannequin have been immeasurable, and we’re lucky to have Mike’s data and knowledge as we proceed our development journey,” Mr. Callahan stated.
Mr. Cramer has held his present position since 2013. Previous to that, he held varied govt roles with a number of non-public and public client merchandise corporations, together with Pabst Brewing Co., Pinnacle Meals, Ghirardelli Chocolate, Worldwide House Meals and The Morningstar Group. He additionally was the president and chief working officer of Southwest Sports activities Group and president and COO of the Texas Rangers and Dallas Stars.
He’s a senior fellow within the School of Communication on the College of Texas at Austin and acquired his juris physician diploma at Marquette College Regulation Faculty. Source
