| Steven A. Cahillane |
Steven A. Cahillane is currently the Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Kellanova and the President & Chief Executive Officer at Alphabet Holding Co., Inc. He is also an Independent Director at Colgate-Palmolive Co., a Director at Grocery Manufacturers Association, and a Director at various organizations including Business Leaders For Michigan, The Consumer Goods Forum, Purpose Built Communities, and Northwestern University. Additionally, he serves as a Trustee at Northwestern University and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. In his former roles, Cahillane served as the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at The Nature's Bounty Co., the Chief Executive Officer at Labatt USA LLC, the Chief Executive Officer at Interbrew UK Holdings, and the President & Chief Executive Officer at Coca-Cola Refreshments, Inc. He was also the Executive VP & President-Coca-Cola Americas at The Coca-Cola Co. and the Chief Marketing Officer at InBev SA. Cahillane has an MBA from Harvard University and Northwestern University, and an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University. |
| Kartik Chandrasekhar |
Kartik Chandrasekhar is currently working as the Chief Commercial Officer-Asia at Kellanova. |
| Nigel P. Hughes |
Presently, Nigel P. Hughes is SVP-Research & Development & Innovation at Kellogg Co. and Chief Executive Officer for Nutricia North America, Inc.
In his past career he occupied the position of Chief Research & Development Officer at S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Chief Executive Officer for Medical Nutrition USA, Inc., Director-Research & Development at Unilever Cosmetics International and Vice President of Danone US, Inc.
Nigel P. Hughes received an undergraduate degree from the University of Durham and a doctorate from the University of Oxford. |
| Melissa A. Howell |
Melissa A. Howell is currently the Director at Autism Alliance of Michigan and the Chief Human Resources Officer & Senior VP at Kellanova. Previously, she worked as the Executive Director-Human Resources at General Motors North America, Senior Vice President-Global Human Resources at Wolverine World Wide, Inc., and Senior Vice President-Global Human Resources at General Motors Co. She received her undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and her graduate degree from Wayne State University (Michigan). |
| Juliann M. Bowerman |
Juliann M. Bowerman is an Independent Director at Brixmor Property Group, Inc. since 2019. She is also the Chief Marketing & Ecommerce Officer at Kellanova since 2019. Previously, she worked at The Coca-Cola Co. from 2013 to 2017 as the Global VP-eCommerce, Shopper Marketing & Digital. From 2017 to 2018, she was the Senior VP-Digital Engagement & eCommerce at The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Ms. Bowerman holds a graduate degree from Michigan State University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Dayton. |
| Charisse Ford Hughes |
Charisse Ford Hughes is currently an Independent Director at Crocs, Inc., a Director at The Advertising Council, Inc., a Director at the Mobile Marketing Association, Inc., a Director at Delivering Good, Inc., an Advisor at Prelude Growth Partners Management Co LLC, and the Chief Growth Officer & Senior Vice President at Kellanova. Previously, she held positions as a Director at Baltimore Development Corp., Senior Vice President at Avon Products, Inc., Senior Vice President at The Hillshire Brands Co., Senior Vice President at The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc., and Chief Marketing Officer at Pandora Jewelry LLC from 2015 to 2020. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Howard University and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management. |
| Kurt D. Forche |
Kurt D. Forche has held positions at Kellanova and PricewaterhouseCoopers Investment Advisers LLC. His current job titles include Vice President & Controller at Kellanova and Auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers Investment Advisers LLC. |
| Lesley Salmon |
Lesley Salmon has worked at Kellanova since 2014 and currently holds the position of Chief Digital & Information Officer, SVP. |
| John Min |
John Min is currently working as a Secretary, Chief Legal Officer & Senior VP at Kellanova. He has a graduate degree from The University of Chicago Law School and an undergraduate degree from The University of Chicago. |
| Amit Banati |
Amit Banati is currently the Vice Chairman & Chief Financial Officer at Kellanova since 2023. He is also a Director at Beam Suntory, Inc., an Independent Director at Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc., a Director at Kellogg Tolaram Nigeria Ltd., and the President at Kellogg Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. since 2012. Previously, Mr. Banati served as the Chairman at Mondelez Australia Pty Ltd. He was also the Finance Director at Procter & Gamble Co. from 1990 to 2004. Additionally, he held positions as a Director at Mondelez India Foods Pvt Ltd., President-North Asia & Asia Pacific Strategy at Kraft Foods (USA) Ltd., President-Pacific Division at Cadbury Schweppes NA from 2004 to 2008, and Chief Financial Officer at Cadbury Schweppes Asia Pacific Pte Ltd.Mr. Banati completed his undergraduate studies at St. Xavier's College (West Bengal) and holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow. |
| Mary A. Laschinger |
Mary A. Laschinger currently works at Graph Comm Holdings International, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer & Director, Kellanova, as Independent Director from 2012, Newmont Corp., as Independent Director from 2021, Dollar Tree, Inc., as Independent Director from 2022, and Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, as Director. Ms. Laschinger also formerly worked at xpedx Holding Co., as Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Veritiv Corp., as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 2014 to 2020, Veritiv Operating Co., as Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, as Director from 2017 to 2021, Ilim SA, as Director, Confederation of European Paper Industries, as Lead Director, Ilim Group JSC, as Lead Director from 2007 to 2010, International Paper Co., as Senior Vice President from 2007 to 2014, Kimberly-Clark Corp., as Principal, International Paper EMEA, as President from 2005 to 2009, James River Corp. of Virginia, as Principal, and xpedx, Inc., as President-Distribution Business from 2010 to 2014. Ms. Laschinger received her undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin and Masters Business Admin degree from the University of Connecticut. |
| Stephanie A. Burns |
Stephanie A. Burns is currently an Independent Director at Corning, Inc., HP, Inc., Kellanova, and a Member of the American Chemical Society. Previously, she served as Chairman & President at Dow Silicones Corp. from 1983 to 2011. She also held positions as a Director at ManpowerGroup, Inc., TCF National Bank (Investment Management), and Genelabs Technologies, Inc. Additionally, she was an Independent Non-Executive Director at GSK Plc from 2007 to 2016. Dr. Burns has also served as a Director in various organizations including Women's Health USA, Inc., Michigan Molecular Institute, American Chemistry Council, Inc., Society For Women's Health Research, and The Conference Board, Inc. She was also a Member of the President's Export Council. Dr. Burns holds a doctorate degree from Iowa State University and an undergraduate degree from Florida International University. |
| Carolyn M. Tastad |
Carolyn M. Tastad is an Independent Director at Kellanova and a Director at Grocery Manufacturers Association. She previously served as the Chief Executive Officer-Health Care at Procter & Gamble Co. from 2021 to 2022. Prior to that, she was the Vice Chairman at Consumer Brands Association from 2015 to 2021. She also held the position of Chairman at Cincinnati Center City Development Corp. from 2019 to 2022. Additionally, Ms. Tastad was a Member-Management Board at Procter & Gamble Deutschland GmbH. She served as a Trustee at Cincinnati Museum Center from 2014 to 2019. Ms. Tastad completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Saskatchewan College of Education in 1983. |
| Erica L. Mann |
Erica L. Mann is currently an Independent Director at Kellanova, a Director at Firmenich SA, an Independent Non-Executive Director at Perrigo Co. Plc, an Independent Director at DSM-Firmenich AG, and a Non-Executive Director at ALS Ltd. In the past, Ms. Mann served as the Chairman-Elect at World Self Medication Industry, Chairman at World Self-Medication Industry Association, Non-Executive Director at Soho Flordis International Pty Ltd., Senior VP-Nutrition & Managing Director-ANZ at Wyeth South Africa (Pty) Ltd., Independent Non-Executive Director at Blackmores Ltd., Principal at Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly & Co., Senior Vice President-Nutrition at Pfizer Inc., Head-Consumer Health Division at Bayer AG, President-Consumer Care Division at Bayer Healthcare LLC, Head-Bayer Health Cares Consumer Care Division at Bayer HealthCare AG, Principal at Lederle Laboratories, Member-Management Board at Bayer (Schweiz) AG, and President-Consumer Health Division at Bayer Group. Ms. Mann's education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Johannesburg and an undergraduate degree from the Institute of Marketing Management. |
| La June Montgomery Tabron |
La June Montgomery Tabron is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Trustee at W.K. Kellogg Foundation since 2014. She is also an Independent Director at Kellanova since 2014. In addition, she holds the position of Director at Bronson Methodist Hospital since 2011, Director at Bronson Management Services Corp., President & Director at Western Michigan University Foundation since 2014, Director at University of Michigan Alumni Association, Director at Van Buren Emergency Medical Services, Inc., Director at Battle Creek Community Health Partners, Director at Mississippi Center for Education Innovation, Director at The Detroit Regional Partnership, and Trustee at Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America-College. Furthermore, she will be starting as a Trustee at TIAA Board of Governors and Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America in 2022. Previously, she served as Treasurer & Director at Bronson Health Care Group, Inc. and Director at Southwest Michigan First Corp. Ms. Tabron completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan and holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management. |
| Roderick D. Gillum |
Roderick D. Gillum is currently the Vice Chairman at New Detroit, Inc. and the Chairman at Motor Enterprises, Inc. (Michigan). He is also an Independent Director at Kellanova, a Director at the Detroit Economic Club, the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility, the National Memorial Project Foundation, Inc., the Detroit Economic Growth Corp., the Michigan Colleges Foundation, and Invest Detroit. Additionally, he is a Trustee at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and a Principal at Jackson Lewis LLP. In the past, Mr. Gillum has served as the Chairman of the General Motors Foundation, Inc., a Director at Holcim (US), Inc., the National Urban League, Inc., UnidosUS, and the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. He has also held positions at General Motors Corp., Saturn Corp., the National Labor Relations Board, and Motors Liquidation Co.Mr. Gillum completed his undergraduate degree at Michigan State University in 1972. He went on to earn a graduate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1985 and another graduate degree from Northeastern University in 1975. |
| Carter Cast |
Carter Cast is currently an Independent Director at Kellanova, a Director at Monogram Food Solutions LLC, a Director at SMS Assist LLC, a Director at Plz Corp., a Director at Family Action Network, an Operating Partner at The Pritzker Group (Venture Capital), an Operating Partner at PPC Investment Partners LP, and a Professor at Kellogg School of Management. Previously, he served as the President & Chief Executive Officer of Walmart, Inc. and Wal-Mart.com USA LLC, the President & Chief Executive Officer of NetShops, Inc., the Chairman of Hayneedle, Inc., the Marketing Director of Frito-Lay North America, Inc., the VP-Product Marketing & Marketing Communications at Electronic Arts, Inc., the Chief Marketing Officer of eBay, Inc. and Blue Nile, Inc., and as a Principal at Taco Bell Corp. He holds an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management. |
| G. Zachary Gund |
G. Zachary Gund is the founder of Coppermine Capital LLC, where he holds the title of Managing Partner since 2011. He is also the founder of MarvelBiome, Inc. Mr. Gund's current jobs include Chairman at Swan Finishing, Chairman at Coppermine Bakery Holdco LLC, Chairman at Autism Care Partners, Independent Director at Kellanova since 2014, Director at City-Pro Group, Inc., Lead Independent Director at WK Kellogg Co. since 2022, Director at Heat Recovery Innovations, Director at AccordCare, Inc., Director at Little Leaf Farms LLC, and Director at AssuranceSD. Mr. Gund's former jobs include Director at Agile Magnetics, Inc., Director at Allegiant Home Care LLC, Principal at National Broadcasting Co., Inc., and Principal at Ucentric Systems, Inc. Mr. Gund's education history includes a graduate degree from Northwestern University in 2000, an undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont in 1993, and a graduate degree from Kellogg School of Management with an MBA. |
| J. Michael Schlotman |
J. Michael Schlotman is currently the Chairman at Wendal, Inc. and an Independent Director at Kellanova. He also serves as the Director of the Economics Center Board at the University of Cincinnati (Ohio), Director at Augustar Life Insurance Co., Board Member at Connetic Ventures LLC, and Member of the CNBC Global CFO Council. In the past, Mr. Schlotman held positions as a Director at ON Investment Management Co., Director at Constellation Insurance, Inc., Director at Cincinnati, Executive Vice President at The Kroger Co., and Vice President at Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. Mr. Schlotman completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Kentucky. |
