Daniel Poland — Executive VP & Chief Supply Chain Officer at Pinnacle Foods

Mr. Daniel Poland has been Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer of Pinnacle Foods, Inc. since January 22, 2018. In this role, Mr. Poland has overall corporate responsibility for the end-to-end supply chain, including procurement, manufacturing, customer service, warehousing and distribution. Additionally, he oversees Pinnacle's food quality and safety programs. He has a diverse background encompassing supply chain leadership, financial management and research and development. He joined WhiteWave in 2014 as Senior Vice President of Supply Chain with responsibility for all aspects of the Company's end-to-end supply chain. Following the 2017 acquisition of WhiteWave by Danone, he was named Chief Supply Chain Officer for North American Operations at DanoneWave. Prior to DanoneWave, he was employed by the former H.J. Heinz Company for 15 years. His positions included North American Chief Supply Chain Officer, VP of Heinz North American Manufacturing and Tomato Seed Business, VP of Dry Manufacturing, Director of Food Service Operations and Factory Manager. He began his career with Gerber and Nestl?? in various roles of increased responsibility, including R&D, engineering and operations management. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Michigan State University and an MBA in Business/Finance from the University of Iowa.