Kirk Jensen — Chief Supply Chain Officer and Senior VP at Snyder's-Lance

Mr. Kirk Jensen has been Chief Supply Chain Officer and Senior Vice President at Snyder's-Lance, Inc. since April 2017. Mr. Jensen is responsible for leading all aspects of the Supply Chain, including production/capacity planning, global procurement, product quality, food safety, product commercialization and corporate engineering. He also provides strategic oversight for the core Supply Chain functions: manufacturing, warehousing and logistics. His team includes associates spread across thirteen manufacturing sites and a network of distribution centers which support brands, sales team and customers. He joined Snyder's-Lance in 2016 as the Vice President of Chip Manufacturing. Prior to this position, he worked for Diamond Foods since 2010, lastly served as the Senior Vice President of Operations, where he oversaw nationwide manufacturing, engineering, quality and food safety practices for three plants multiple co-packers. At Diamond Foods, he served as the Senior Director of US Operations for the Kettle Brand where he oversaw manufacturing operations for two plants and co-packers. He began his career as an Engineer with Frito Lay, where he progressed through multiple leadership roles over nine years. Mr. Jensen earned his Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from Oregon State University.