Stephen R. Avera — Chief Legal Counsel at Flowers Foods | Comparably
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Flowers Foods , headquartered in Thomasville, Ga., is a leading producer and marketer of packaged bakery foods in the United States read more
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Stephen R. Avera — Chief Legal Counsel at Flowers Foods

Stephen R. Avera — Chief Legal Counsel at Flowers Foods

Executive Bio

Mr. Stephen R. Avera has been the Chief Legal Counsel of Flowers Foods, Inc. since November 17, 2017. Mr. Avera served as an Executive Vice President of Flowers Foods, Inc. since May 2008 until November 17, 2017 and served as its Secretary and General Counsel since February 2002. Mr. Avera is responsible for all the legal affairs of Flowers Foods. In addition, he has responsibility for Flowers Foods Inc.'s governmental affairs. He served as Senior Vice President of Flowers Foods Inc., from September 8, 2004 to May 2008. He served as Associate and Assistant General counsel of Flowers Industries from February 1986 to July 1998. He joined Flowers Foods' predecessor, Flowers Industries, in 1986 as an Associate and Assistant General Counsel. He has four-year legal career as a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps. He served as Vice President and General Counsel of Flowers Bakeries, LLC from July 1998 to February 2002. In 2001, he took on the additional responsibilities of general counsel for Flowers' frozen and specialty operation. Mr. Avera has been a Director of Tasty Baking Company since May 20, 2011. He is a Member of the State Bars of Alabama, Georgia and Florida and a member of the American Corporate Counsel Association. Mr. Avera holds a Bachelor's Degree and a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

Chief Legal Counsel Impact on Legal Department's Culture

Stephen R. Avera holds the highest position within the Legal department at Flowers Foods — Chief Legal Counsel, and therefore has influence on the culture of the Legal department.

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Executive Team Culture Ratings from Flowers Foods Employees

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Flowers Foods' Executive Team scores in the Bottom 20%
of similar sized companies on Comparably
Who ranks the Executive Team the highest?
Department - Product 90/100
Gender - Female 70/100
Experience - 1 to 3 Years 60/100
Who ranks the Executive Team the lowest?
Department - Sales 46/100
Gender - Male 49/100
Experience - Over 10 Years 50/100

Flowers Foods' Executive Team at a Glance

Based on 66 ratings, Flowers Foods' employees are less satisfied with their Executive Team and give them a ā€œDā€ or 55/100. On average, Women provided higher ratings for their Executive Team compared to Men.

Flowers Foods' Executive Team ranks in the Bottom 35% of other companies in Tallahassee, FL and Bottom 20% of other companies on Comparably that also have 10,000+ Employees.

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