Business
Vital Farms Announces Expanded Roles for Two Senior Leaders
Pete Pappas will serve as Chief Sales Officer and President, Eggs; Kathryn McKeon will serve as Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager, Butter AUSTIN,
About this update from Vital Farms, Inc.
[{"type":"text","content":"Pete Pappas will serve as Chief Sales Officer and President, Eggs; Kathryn McKeon will serve as Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager, Butter\nAUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vital Farms (Nasdaq: VITL), a Certified B Corporation that offers a range of ethically produced foods nationwide, today announced expanded roles for two members of its Senior Leadership Team. Pete Pappas, Vital Farms’ Chief Sales Officer, will expand his role to Chief Sales Officer and President, Eggs. Kathryn McKeon, Vital Farms’ Chief Marketing Officer, will serve as Chief Marketing Officer and General Manager, Butter. Both appointments support the continued growth of Vital Farms’ eggs and butter businesses as the company pursues its target of $1 billion in annual net revenue by 2027. In his expanded role, Pappas will assume leadership over Vital Farms’ eggs business while retaining leadership of Vital Farms’ sales organization. This expanded role includes direct oversight of Vital Farms’ robust farm network of more than 425 family farms. Pappas joined Vital Farms in 2020, bringing more than 30 years of experience working with consumer brands, grocery retailers, and food manufacturers. He has been a key leader in scaling Vital Farms’ sales team and ensuring consumers are able to find Vital Farms eggs and butter on the shelves at approximately 24,000 stores nationwide. McKeon will assume leadership over Vital Farms’ growing butter business in addition to her leadership of the marketing organization. McKeon is Vital Farms’ most tenured marketing leader and joined the company in 2016, bringing more than 15 years of experience building global and emerging consumer food brands. She was promoted to the Chief Marketing Officer role in 2022 and has played an instrumental role in evolving the Vital Farms brand, building a world-class marketing team, and attracting and retaining new households. “Vital Farms is well-positioned to continue delivering strong growth against our goal to achieve at least $1 billion in annual net revenue by 2027. These key scope expansions will provide additional dedicated leadership in service of the strong demand we’ve created in our growing eggs and butter business,” said Russell Diez-Canseco, Vital Farms’ President and CEO. “Pete and Kathryn are trusted leaders of our business and our brand, and I am excited to ...