Flowers Foods Leadership

Debo Mukherjee is a Chief Marketing Officer at FLOWERS FOODS INC. She has worked as Chief Executive Officer at Redco Foods Inc. Debo works or has worked at Mars, Slim Fast Foods, and H. J. Heinz Company and works or has worked as Vice President:Marketing at General Cigar Holdings Inc and Marketing Manager at The Hershey Company. She attended '', University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and Penn State University.

A. Ryals McMullian is president and chief executive officer of Flowers Foods, elected in May 2019, after serving a year as chief operating officer and the previous year as chief strategy officer.

As CEO, Mr. McMullian continues to drive an effort he has spearheaded since late 2016 to increase shareholder value by focusing on brand growth, managing costs, expanding into product adjacencies through smart mergers and acquisitions, and developing talent and leading capabilities. A recent example of the strategy to expand into product adjacencies was the December 2018 acquisition of Canyon Bakehouse, the fastest growing gluten-free bread brand in the United States. Canyon is expected to contribute $70 to $80 million in revenue in 2019.

Efforts led by Mr. McMullian to standardize and centralize corporate processes ranging from organizational realignment, to indirect spend, to supply-chain optimization have achieved more than $80 million in gross savings since 2016, with additional savings and efficiencies expected to be realized by additional initiatives that are currently underway.

Mr. McMullian has held several key leadership positions over his 16-year career at Flowers Foods, including vice president of mergers and acquisitions and deputy general counsel from 2015 to 2017, and vice president and associate general counsel from 2011 until 2015. He joined the company in 2003 as associate general counsel. He holds a master’s degree in business administration, a juris doctor, and a bachelor’s degree in finance and real estate from Florida State University. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association and is a member of the Board of Trustees at Florida Tax Watch.

Mark Courtney is chief brand officer of Flowers Foods. In this capacity he is responsible for managing all Flowers brands, as well as its revenue management, shopper marketing (in-store and online promotional) and brand partnership programs.

Mr. Courtney served previously as senior vice president of retail accounts for Flowers Foods beginning in 2017 and as senior vice president of national accounts from 2008 to 2017. He also served as executive vice president of the Flowers Foods Specialty Group, and in various sales positions since joining the company in 1983.

Mr. Courtney holds degrees in accounting and English from Valdosta State University and Mississippi College, respectively.

Heeth Varnedoe is the Chief Transformation Officer at Flowers Foods. Most recently, he served as senior vice president of DSD Regions/Sales.

As CTO, Varnedoe is responsible for overseeing the implementation of key, cross-functional initiatives that advance Flowers' long-term strategic plans. One area of immediate focus for Varnedoe is Flowers' digital and enterprise resource planning initiative. This is a newly launched, multi-year effort to transform the company's organizational capabilities, implement new technologies, and make data-driven decisions.

Varnedoe joined Flowers Foods in 1990, holding a number of management positions, including president of the company's bakery in Jacksonville, Florida. He left Flowers in 2000 to pursue other business interests and rejoined in 2012 as vice president of national accounts. In 2016, he was promoted to president of the company's Phoenix, Arizona bakery and was named to his current role in 2017.

Bradley K. Alexander, 57, was named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Flowers Foods in July 2014. Mr. Alexander previously served as President of Flowers Bakeries from May 2008 until July 2014. Prior to that, Mr. Alexander was a Regional Vice President of Flowers Bakeries, and he served in various sales, marketing and operational positions within the company, including bakery president and senior vice president of sales and marketing.

D. Keith Wheeler is a Chief Sales Officer at FLOWERS FOODS INC.

Stephanie Tillman is a Board Member at American Bar Assn and Chief Legal Counsel at FLOWERS FOODS INC. She has worked as VP/Assoc Gen Counsel at FLOWERS FOODS INC, Associate Gen Counsel at FLOWERS FOODS INC, and Associate Counsel at FLOWERS FOODS INC. Stephanie works or has worked as MEMBER at Assn of Corporate Counsel and MEMBER at State Bar of Georgia. She studied at MISTAKE/ Do yours., University of Georgia, and Thomas University.

Debo Mukherjee is a Chief Marketing Officer at FLOWERS FOODS INC. She has worked as Chief Executive Officer at Redco Foods Inc. Debo works or has worked at Mars, Slim Fast Foods, and H. J. Heinz Company and works or has worked as Vice President:Marketing at General Cigar Holdings Inc and Marketing Manager at The Hershey Company. She attended '', University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and Penn State University.

Debo Mukherjee is a Chief Marketing Officer at FLOWERS FOODS INC. She has worked as Chief Executive Officer at Redco Foods Inc. Debo works or has worked at Mars, Slim Fast Foods, and H. J. Heinz Company and works or has worked as Vice President:Marketing at General Cigar Holdings Inc and Marketing Manager at The Hershey Company. She attended '', University of Virginia Darden School of Business, and Penn State University.

A. Ryals McMullian is president and chief executive officer of Flowers Foods, elected in May 2019, after serving a year as chief operating officer and the previous year as chief strategy officer.

As CEO, Mr. McMullian continues to drive an effort he has spearheaded since late 2016 to increase shareholder value by focusing on brand growth, managing costs, expanding into product adjacencies through smart mergers and acquisitions, and developing talent and leading capabilities. A recent example of the strategy to expand into product adjacencies was the December 2018 acquisition of Canyon Bakehouse, the fastest growing gluten-free bread brand in the United States. Canyon is expected to contribute $70 to $80 million in revenue in 2019.

Efforts led by Mr. McMullian to standardize and centralize corporate processes ranging from organizational realignment, to indirect spend, to supply-chain optimization have achieved more than $80 million in gross savings since 2016, with additional savings and efficiencies expected to be realized by additional initiatives that are currently underway.

Mr. McMullian has held several key leadership positions over his 16-year career at Flowers Foods, including vice president of mergers and acquisitions and deputy general counsel from 2015 to 2017, and vice president and associate general counsel from 2011 until 2015. He joined the company in 2003 as associate general counsel. He holds a master’s degree in business administration, a juris doctor, and a bachelor’s degree in finance and real estate from Florida State University. He currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association and is a member of the Board of Trustees at Florida Tax Watch.