David is Alphia’s Chief Executive Officer and President, bringing more than 14 years of executive pet food experience and three decades of consulting, executive and officer experience to the table. He joined CJ Foods in 2019 after filling the roles of CEO of Perfection Pet Foods and SVP, CIO & CPO at Big Heart Brands.
Wade is the Chief Commercial Officer leading Sales, Commercialization, and Marketing at Alphia. Wade’s diverse career includes key positions such as General Manager of Operations Logistics of our Veracity business and Vice President of Sales at Alphia. With more than 17 years of experience, he has held roles previously with Solid Gold Pet and Natural Balance Pet Foods.
Dirk is the Chief Operating Officer leading our operating and quality teams across all facilities in the Alphia family. He joined Alphia in 2022 coming from Wells Enterprises and bringing with him his food industry background, business experience and continuous improvement perspective. His previous roles include Foremost Farms, Hillshire Brands and Sara Lee Corporation.
Fred is the Chief Financial Officer leading Alphia’s finance and IT teams. He has over 20 years of experience in financial, operational and strategic leadership positions within the food, consumer and retail sectors. He brings a deep understanding of food manufacturing, consumer industry dynamics and the capital markets from his past roles at Hearthside Foods, BDT Captial Partners, and Sears Holding Corporation.
Cindy is the Chief Procurement Officer leading the procurement teams for Alphia and LANI, where she focuses on our supply chain strategy for delivering better and more comprehensive solutions for our customers. She has more than 20 years in her field, previously filling roles at Chewy, The J.M. Smucker Company, Big Heart Pet, Del Monte and Heinz.
Keith serves as the Chief Human Resource Officer leading our human resources organization. He joined Alphia in 2022 coming from ModusLink Corporation. He brings over 20 years of corporate officer and executive HR experience in the consumer products and services industries with Newell Brands, Jarden Corporation, Pure Fishing and TTEC.