Gregory Flack

Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer

In the summer of 2008, Greg Flack was named CEO, president and COO of The Schwan Food Company after serving a brief stint as the company's interim leader. He joined Schwan in 1987 as a national marketing manager for what was once known as Tony's Food Service. Since then, he has served as senior vice president and general manager of Schwan's Food Service, Inc., led the company's product and market strategy department and served as president of Schwan's Global Consumer Brands, Inc. In January 2009, he was also appointed to serve on the company's board of directors.

Mr. Flack has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Minnesota State University Moorhead. He is actively involved in many trade associations and industry groups, including his current service as a board member for the National Association of Manufacturers, Students in Free Enterprise and Minnesota Business Partnership.

Mr. Flack received the company's top employee honor, the Marvin M. Schwan Heritage of Quality Award, in 2000.

Jim Dollive

Finance and Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Dollive joined the company in June of 2009. He has 30 years of experience in the food industry. Prior to joining Schwan, he spent 30 years with Kraft Foods, Inc., where he worked his way from a finance manager/analyst role to executive vice president and chief financial officer. While with Kraft, Dollive also gained experience in sales, marketing, strategy and mergers and acquisitions through domestic and international assignments.

Mr. Dollive holds several academic degrees, including a master's of business administration from The Wharton School of Business, a master's degree in engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Mike Gerend

President, Schwan's Home Service, Inc.

Mike Gerend joined the company in August 2011 as president of Schwan's Home Service, Inc. He is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of the largest frozen-food-delivery business in the United States. Prior to joining Schwan's Home Service, Mr. Gerend served as president and chief operating officer of Life Time Fitness, a health and fitness company with approximately 19,000 employees throughout the United States. He also served as president and chief executive officer of Champion Air and spent several years with Northwest Airlines, working in a range of finance, marketing and operational roles, including the management of functions such as scheduling and capacity planning, pricing, yield management, marketing and cost control.

He earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin and a bachelor's degree in business from Notre Dame.

Brian Sattler

Executive Vice President of Business Services and General Counsel

Mr. Sattler was appointed to his current position in the summer of 2008 after serving for three years as senior vice president and general counsel of The Schwan Food Company. He first joined the company in 1997 as a corporate attorney and was promoted to assistant general counsel in 1999. He served in that capacity for four years and was named senior vice president and assistant general counsel in 2003. Earlier, Mr. Sattler worked in private practice with two Minneapolis law firms.

Brian received a Juris Doctor degree from Hamline University and master's and bachelor's degrees from Drake University.

Bob Waldron

President, Schwan's Consumer Brands, Inc.

Bob Waldron was appointed in February 2012 to his current position as president of Schwan's Consumer Brands, Inc. He is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of some of the most respected frozen-food brands in North American retail stores, including Red Baron®, Freschetta® and Tony's® pizza, Mrs. Smith's® and Edwards® desserts, and Bon Appétit™ and Pagoda Express® entrees. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Waldron served as the chief marketing officer of Sun Products Corporation. He has also served in marketing and general management roles with General Mills, where he was responsible for the company's yogurt business and gained experience in categories such as shelf-stable meals, adult cereals and international desserts.

Mr. Waldron received his undergraduate degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Scott Peterson

Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer

Mr. Peterson joined the company in December 2008 as executive vice president and chief human resources officer. He is responsible for the company's human resources efforts and provides direction for the company's strategies concerning Best People.

Mr. Peterson has 25 years of experience in human resources. Prior to joining the company, he served as the senior vice president and head of human resources for Select Comfort, Inc., a specialty retailer with 450 store locations, two manufacturing facilities and several distribution hubs staffed by home-delivery personnel. He has also held HR leadership roles with Lifetime Fitness, Inc., Simon Delivers.Com, Diageo/Pillsbury and the Quaker Oats Company.

Mr. Peterson earned his bachelor's degree in liberal arts from Marquette University of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and a master's degree in industrial relations from the University of Minnesota.

Jim Clough

President, Schwan's Food Service, Inc.

Jim Clough is a tenured foodservice industry veteran with over 25 years experience holding senior level positions in sales, marketing and executive management. Prior to his current position with Schwan's Food Service, Inc., Jim enjoyed working for Fresh Start Bakeries, Heinz Foodservice and ConAgra Foods — two of North America's largest packaged food companies.

Jim has been part of winning teams selling national brands, private brands and proprietary products. He has managed and grown many consumer and business to business brand equities such as The Max, La Francaise, Pennant, Healthy Choice® and Hunt's®. Mr. Clough has worked in restaurants, sold to restaurants and assisted in marketing at the restaurant level. He has worked extensively developing business strategies for foodservice, in-store bakery, retail, club store and industrial channels.

Jim is currently serving on the Board of Directors for the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA). He has also served on supplier advisory boards for NFRA, SFM, IFDA and DOT Foods. Jim received his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Management from the University of Akron, Akron, OH, and a Master's degree in Liberal Arts from Baker University, Baldwin City, KS.

Stacey Fowler

Senior Vice President of
Product Innovation and New Venture Development

Stacey Fowler rejoined the company in the spring of 2010 and serves as the senior vice president of product innovation and new venture development. She is responsible for research and development, new product portfolio management, corporate innovation strategy, cross-business growth platforms and core food platform alignment.

Ms. Fowler has 20 years of experience in the food industry with an emphasis and passion for new products and portfolio value creation. She began her career with a Schwan subsidiary as a food technologist supporting frozen desserts. She has held positions in both marketing and research and development, and spent time as the vice president of innovation for Schwan's Europe. Most recently, she served as the senior executive vice president and general manager at Bellisio Foods, where she was responsible for food-service sales, marketing and operations, corporate research and development, and quality assurance.

She earned a bachelor's degree in food science from North Dakota State University and a master's degree of business administration from The Carlson School of Management.

Doug Olsem

President, Schwan's Global Supply Chain, Inc.

Mr. Olsem was appointed to his current position in 2005 after serving for nearly two years as executive vice president for operations. He first joined The Schwan Food Company in 1981 as a computer programmer/systems analyst after attending Alexandria Technical Institute in Minnesota. He was promoted to systems development and maintenance manager in 1988 and became director of information services in 1994. He became the company's chief information officer in 1998 and was promoted to executive vice president for technology in 1999.

Doug received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Capella University. He provides leadership and direction to the company's food manufacturing facilities across the United States and also directs the company's production, purchasing, transportation, logistics, engineering, environmental, health and safety activities.