Board of Directors

John E. Byom has served as a director since January 2006. Mr. Byom was Chief Executive Officer of Classic Provisions Inc., a specialty foods distribution company, from October 2007 until the business was sold and he retired in June 2019. Mr. Byom was previously the Chief Financial Officer of International Multifoods Corporation. He left International Multifoods Corporation in March 2005 after 26 years, including four years as Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer from March 2000 to June 2004. After the sale of International Multifoods Corporation to The J.M. Smucker Company in June 2004, Mr. Byom was President of Multifoods Foodservice and Bakery Products. Prior to his time as Chief Financial Officer and as President of Multifoods Foodservice and Bakery Products, Mr. Byom was President of U.S. Manufacturing from July 1999 to March 2000, and Vice President Finance and IT for the North American Foods Division from 1993 to 1999. Prior to 1993, he held various positions in finance and was an internal auditor for International Multifoods Corporation from 1979 to 1981. Mr. Byom previously served on the board of MGP Ingredients Inc. Mr. Byom earned his B.A. in Accounting from Luther College.

Audit & Finance Committee
Compensation & Talent Management Committee

Celeste A. Clark, Ph.D. has served as a director since February 2021. Dr. Clark has been the principal of Abraham Clark Consulting, LLC, a consulting firm, since November 2011 and consults on nutrition and health policy, regulatory affairs and leadership development. Dr. Clark is also an adjunct professor in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition at Michigan State University since January 2012. She previously served as Senior Vice President, Global Policy and External Affairs of Kellogg Company, a food manufacturing company, and was the Chief Sustainability Officer until she retired in 2011. She was a member of the Global Executive Management Team and had an accomplished career spanning nearly 35 years at Kellogg Company in which time, she was responsible for the development and implementation of global health, nutrition and regulatory science initiatives. In addition, she led global corporate communications, public affairs, philanthropy and several administrative functions. Dr. Clark serves on the boards of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (organic and natural products) where she chairs the Compensation Committee, Wells Fargo & Company (financial services) where she chairs the Corporate Responsibility Committee and Darling Ingredients Inc. (sustainable products and renewable energy) where she serves as Chair of the ESG Committee. She also serves as a trustee of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Dr. Clark previously served on the boards of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company, Diamond Foods, Inc., AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc., and Omega Protein Corporation. Dr. Clark received her Ph.D. from Michigan State University in Food Science and Nutrition and in 2021, she was bestowed an honorary Ph.D. in Humanities. She brings significant industry experience in various nutrition, consumer productions, public policy, risk management, governance, sustainability and ESG matters to the Board. Dr. Clark was recognized as a Director 100 by the National Association of Corporate Directors in 2023.

Compensation and Talent Management Committee
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair

James C. D’Arecca has served as a director since August 2023. Mr. D’Arecca is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Haemonetics Corporation, a medical technology company, since April 2022 to present. Mr. D’Arecca previously served as Chief Financial Officer of TherapeuticsMD, Inc., a women’s healthcare company, from June 2020 to April 2022. Prior to joining TherapeuticsMD, Inc., Mr. D’Arecca served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Allergen plc (formerly known as Actavis plc), a global pharmaceutical company, from August 2013 until its merger with AbbVie Inc. in May 2020. Mr. D’Arecca served as Chief Accounting Officer at Bausch & Lomb prior to joining Actavis plc and earlier in his career held finance and business development positions of increasing responsibility at Merck & Co., Inc. and Schering-Plough Corporation. Mr. D’Arecca began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1992 to 2005, where he had an industry focus on pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer products. Mr. D’Arecca earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Rutgers University and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University. He is a Certified Public Accountant.

Audit & Finance Committee Chair
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Sheila A. Hopkins has served as a director since August 2015. Ms. Hopkins formerly served as the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Cutera, Inc., an energy based and aesthetic devices company, from April 2023 to August 2023. Previously she served as President, Global Vision Care and Executive Vice President of Bausch + Lomb, a healthcare company, from September 2011 until her retirement in August 2013. From September 1997 to August 2011, Ms. Hopkins worked at Colgate-Palmolive, a leading consumer products company, where she held several senior executive positions including Vice President and General Manager, Personal Care, Vice President, Global Business Development and Vice President and General Manager, Professional Oral Care. Prior to that, she held significant marketing and sales positions at Procter & Gamble, American Cyanamid and Tambrands. Ms. Hopkins previously served on the boards of Cutera, Inc. and Warnaco Inc. She has also served on the Board of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association. Ms. Hopkins earned a B.A. in History from Wellesley College.

Audit & Finance Committee
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

John F. Kelly was appointed to the Board in May 2024. Mr. Kelly retired in June 2022 after a 40-year career at Pfizer Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, where he was a member of the Pfizer Global Supply Leadership Team and a member of the Pfizer PAC Board of Directors. He held multiple positions in his career with Pfizer starting in August 1982 and finishing as the Vice President, Quality Operations and Environment, Health & Safety. At Pfizer, Mr. Kelly’s responsibilities included pharmaceutical and consumer product operations, manufacturing strategy, business development, quality and EHS. Between March 2019 and June 2022, he served as Chair of the Board of Directors of Zydus Cadila Oncology Private Limited, a 50/50 joint venture between Pfizer and Zydus Cadila, and prior to that he was a director of same between December 2015 and March 2019. Mr. Kelly is also Chair of the Board of Trustees of Wakeman Boys & Girls Club, and a member of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Engineering Dean’s Advisory Board. Previously he was a member of the Board of Directors of The Patterson Club, Fairfield, CT and co-President of the Fairfield College Preparatory School Father’s Club. Mr. Kelly earned a degree in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an M.B.A in Operations Management from Pace University.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Compensation and Talent Management Committee

Ronald M. Lombardi was elected Chairman of the Board in May 2017 and has served as a director and as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since June 2015. He served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company from December 2010 until November 2015. Prior to joining the Company, from October 2010 to December 2010, Mr. Lombardi was employed by Medtech Group Holdings, a components and contract medical device manufacturer, as Chief Financial Officer. From October 2009 to October 2010, Mr. Lombardi served as the Chief Financial Officer of Waterbury International Holdings, a specialty chemical and pest control business. Mr. Lombardi was employed by Cannondale Sports Group, a sporting goods and apparel manufacturing company, as Chief Operating Officer from August 2008 to October 2009 and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from March 2004 to August 2008. From 2000 to 2004, Mr. Lombardi served in various roles at Gerber Scientific Inc., including Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Gerber Scientific Inc.’s Gerber Coburn Optical Division and Director of Financial Planning and Analysis of Gerber Scientific Inc. Mr. Lombardi was also previously employed by Emerson Electric, Scovill Fasteners, Inc. and Go/Dan Industries. Mr. Lombardi serves on the board of ACCO Brands Corporation (consumer and business products), where he chairs the Audit Committee. Mr. Lombardi received a B.S. from Springfield College and an M.B.A. from American International College and has been a licensed CPA.

Dawn M. Zier, Chair, Compensation and Talent Management Committee, has served as a director since May 2020. Ms. Zier was named an Operating Partner in April 2026 and has served as an Executive Mentor since 2020 at The ExCo Group, a global firm of experienced CEOs and global business leaders who bring real-world experiences, leadership development, and coaching to Fortune 500 C-Suites and their teams. Ms. Zier was the President and CEO and a member of the board of directors of the publicly traded company, Nutrisystem, Inc., a leading direct-to-consumer/ecommerce provider of weight loss solutions and services, from November 2012 until its March 2019 acquisition by Tivity Health, Inc. Ms. Zier then continued with Tivity Health, a leading provider of fitness and social engagement solutions, serving as President/COO and a member of its board of directors, to help with the integration efforts through December 2019. Prior to Nutrisystem, she served in a variety of executive positions at Reader’s Digest Association, a global media and data marketing company, including President of International from 2011-2012, President of Europe from 2009-2011, President of Global Consumer Marketing from 2008-2009, and President of North America Consumer Marketing from 2005-2008. Ms. Zier also serves as Chair of the Board of The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (organic and natural products) and is a Director for Acorns (fintech). Ms. Zier has previously served on several other public and private company boards where she has chaired Nominating and Governance, Compensation, and Special Committees. She has also served on the boards of multiple marketing and media entities, including the Data and Marketing Association’s (DMA) board from 2008 to 2015, where she was a voting director and on the executive committee. Ms. Zier earned her MBA and Master of Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Additionally, she has received her Corporate Director Certification from Harvard Business School in 2020 and a certificate in Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy from MIT Sloan School of Management in 2025. She was recognized as a Director100 by the National Association of Corporate Directors in 2022 and a Director to Watch by Directors & Boards in 2025.

Audit & Finance Committee
Compensation and Talent Management Committee Chair