Age: 61
Director Since: 2020
Mr. Kelley, who became a Director in November 2020, is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Utz Brands. Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE: UTZ) manufactures a diverse portfolio of savory snacks through popular brands, including Utz®, ON THE BORDER® Chips & Dips, Golden Flake®, Zapp’s®, Boulder Canyon®, Hawaiian Brand®, and TORTIYAHS!®, among others. Prior to his May 2025 appointment with Utz Brands, Mr. Kelley was the Global Chief Financial Officer for Tropicana Brands Group, established in 2022 as a joint venture between PAI Partners and PepsiCo. Prior to joining Tropicana Brands Group in July 2022, Mr. Kelley was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of TreeHouse Foods, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of private label packaged foods and beverages in North America from February 2020 to July 2022. He served as Interim Chief Financial Officer of TreeHouse from November 2019 to February 2020 and Senior Vice President, Corporate and Operations, Finance from May 2018 to November
2019. A food industry veteran, Mr. Kelley joined TreeHouse in 2016 as Vice President Finance and Corporate Controller. Prior to joining TreeHouse, Mr. Kelley was with food and beverage company The Kraft Heinz Company as Head of Global Internal Audit. Mr. Kelley holds a B.A. in Accounting from Clark Atlanta University and an MBA in Accounting and Strategy from the University of Chicago. Mr. Kelley serves on two non-profit boards in the Chicago area: Chicago Youth Centers and the Chicago Children’s Museum. Our ESG&N Committee and Board believe his extensive fiscal and enterprise risk management experience overseeing finance, accounting and controls at the leadership level for Fortune 500 companies which qualify him as an “audit committee financial expert”, make him an asset to our Board.
Financial Expert
Thor Committees:
- Audit (Chair)
- Environmental, Social, Governance and Nominating
Outside Directorship:
- Chicago’s Children Museum
- Chicago Youth Centers