Oak Brook, Ill., USA - May 10, 2013, Oak Brook, Ill., USA - TreeHouse Foods, Inc., a maker of private-label foods, announced that Christopher D. Sliva has been promoted to executive vice president of TreeHouse Foods and president of Bay Valley Foods.
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Mr. Sliva joined TreeHouse in July of 2012, as Senior Vice President of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. and as Chief Operating Officer for Bay Valley Foods, LLC. Prior to coming to TreeHouse, Mr. Sliva held various positions for Dean Foods from March 2006 to June 2012, including Chief Commercial Officer for the Fresh Dairy Direct Business from February 2011 to June 2012, and President and Chief Operating Officer of the Morningstar subsidiary from December 2007 to February 2011.
From 2006 to 2007, Mr. Sliva served as Chief Customer Officer for WhiteWave Foods. Mr. Sliva held various positions for Eastman Kodak Company located in Atlanta, Georgia between March 2000 and February 2006, including Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Printing from 2003 to 2006; Vice President of Sales, North American Consumer Division from 2001 to 2003; and, Vice President and General Manager, Kodak Retail Services from 2000 to 2001.
Prior to his service at Eastman Kodak Company, Mr. Sliva held a variety of sales and marketing positions for Fort James Corporation from 1992 to 2000, and for Procter and Gamble Distributing Company from 1985 to 1992.
Mr. Sliva holds a B.A. degree from Washington University.
The Company also announced that Harry J. Walsh has been appointed to a newly created role of Executive Vice President, Acquisitions Integration for TreeHouse Foods.
Mr. Walsh most recently served as Executive Vice President of TreeHouse Foods and President of Bay Valley Foods. Mr. Walsh joined TreeHouse Foods in January 2005 and is one of the Company's founders. Prior to that, Mr. Walsh held senior management positions at Keebler Foods Company, Bake-Line Products, Sunshine Biscuits, G.F. Industries and Granny Goose Foods. Before entering the food industry, Mr. Walsh was an accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. ■