McCain Foods Getting New CEO
TORONTO– McCain Foods Limited announced Wednesday that they will have a new CEO come this November.
The company says its board of directors unanimously approved the appointment of Max Koeune to the role of president and CEO effective November 1, 2017. Koeune will succeed Dirk Van de Put, who is leaving the business after seven years in the role to continue his career as CEO of Mondelēz International. Koeune will assume the role of CEO-designate with immediate effect, and then the role of president and CEO in November 2017, the company said.
Koeune will succeed Dirk Van de Put, who is leaving the business after seven years in the role to continue his career as CEO of Mondelēz International. Koeune will assume the role of CEO-designate with immediate effect, and then the role of president and CEO in November 2017, the company said.
“I am honoured to be selected to lead this great company. McCain Foods’ performance has gone from strength to strength in recent years,” said Koeune, in a release. “I am grateful to Dirk for all he has done, and proud to have worked with him and the senior leadership team to set such a strong purpose, vision and strategy for our business. I am dedicated to continuing this transformational journey and driving for the results that I know McCain can realize.”
Koeune joined McCain Foods as chief financial officer in 2012. The company says he’s played a lead role in the development and delivery of a “very successful global growth and transformation strategy, organically and through acquisitions.”
Headquartered in Florenceville-Bristol, N.B., McCain Foods is considered an international leader in the frozen food industry and the world’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products. The company generates around $9 billion in sales annually.
“It really is the McCain people who make this company so great, which is also why I take immense pleasure in handing the baton over to one of our own. Max’s appointment shows first-hand the cultivation of our own talent and the importance of clear succession planning,” said outgoing president and CEO Van de Put in a release.
“I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with Max for many years, and I know that his deep industry knowledge, expertise, and commitment to the business make him the ideal custodian of this very special business.”