Kenneth G. Romanzi — Executive VP & COO at B&G Foods

Mr. Kenneth G. Romanzi, also known as Ken, has been an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at B&G Foods, Inc. since December 4, 2017. Mr. Romanzi served as the President of fresh foods at WhiteWave Foods Corp. from March 2016 to October 2017. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. from 2013 to 2015 and as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ocean Spray's North American food and beverage business from 2004 to 2013. Mr. Romanzi served as the President, U.S. Toys division of Hasbro Inc. since July 23, 2003 and oversaw the group's day-to-day operations. He has more than 20 years of marketing and retail experience. He served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Domestic Food and Beverage Business, the largest division of Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. Mr. Romanzi served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Naked Juice Company. Mr. Romanzi joined Hasbro, Inc. from the Ultimate Juice Company where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the $130 million-dollar premium juice company. Prior to that, Mr. Romanzi was President and Chief Executive Officer of Balducci's Direct, a gourmet food catalog business. Mr. Romanzi also served in positions of increasing responsibility at Nabisco, Inc., including President of Sales and Logistics of Nabisco Foods Group, responsible for four operating divisions with $2.5 billion in annual revenue and Cadbury Schweppes, as Vice President of Marketing, Strategic Planning and North America. He served as Senior Vice President sales & distribution of Nabisco Biscuit Company. Mr. Romanzi's marketing career began at Frito-Lay Inc. Mr. Romanzi earned a bachelor of science in finance & accounting from Babson College.