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Freshpet, Inc. Announces CFO Transition Plan to Support Long-term Growth
Dick Kassar to Become Vice Chairman at the End of Third Quarter 2020 Appoints Strategic Financial and Operational Executive, Heather Pomerantz, Executive Vice
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[{"type":"text","content":"Dick Kassar to Become Vice Chairman at the End of Third Quarter 2020\n Appoints Strategic Financial and Operational Executive, Heather Pomerantz, Executive Vice President of Finance, to Transition into the CFO Role SECAUCUS, N.J., Dec. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freshpet, Inc. (“Freshpet” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: FRPT) today announced a Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) transition plan to support its long-term growth. Dick Kassar, Freshpet’s CFO, will transition into the newly created advisory role of Vice Chairman, effective September 30, 2020. In this role, Mr. Kassar will provide continued strategic advice and support to Freshpet’s management team and the Board of Directors as the Company further pursues its mission to improve the lives of dogs and cats through the power of fresh, real food changing the way people feed their pets. In support of this planned CFO transition, Freshpet also announced today the appointment of strategic financial and operational executive Heather Pomerantz, currently Vice President of Finance, North America for The Nature’s Bounty Company, to the newly created role of Executive Vice President of Finance, effective January 13, 2020. In this role, Mrs. Pomerantz will lead several strategic projects for Freshpet and work closely alongside Mr. Kassar through the end of the third quarter of 2020 transitioning into the role of CFO, effective October 1, 2020. Billy Cyr commented, “We are excited to welcome Heather to Freshpet. We believe she has the skills and experiences necessary as we take Freshpet to the next level of growth in 2020 and beyond. Heather has the analytical and strategic acumen we will need as we embark on our capacity expansion plan and continue to build the organization and systems capabilities to support Freshpet’s growth. As a proud pet parent to two dogs, Heather is passionate about our mission to change the way people feed their pets.” Mr. Cyr continued, “We are very grateful to Dick for all he has done and continues to do during his tenure to make Freshpet a success. He has been an integral part of the Freshpet team since its inception helping to lead us through rapid growth, particularly as the company successfully transitioned from a privately-held to publicly-traded company. Few executives have the range of skills needed to master so many phases of a company’s rapid growth – ...