THOMASVILLE, GA — Flowers Foods, the titan food brand behind Dave’s Killer Bread, Nature’s Own and beyond, has announced the appointment of Tom Winters to chief supply chain officer. He will begin the role on April 4.
In this position, Winters will be responsible for Flower’s supply chain operations.
“Tom has more than 30 years of experience leading world-class teams and consistently delivering strong results and highly effective process improvements,” said COO Brad Alexander. “His experience and broad operational knowledge will be a tremendous asset to the Flowers team as we work to fuel business growth by implementing new digital capabilities and data management tools to improve core supply chain efficiencies throughout the company.”
Prior to joining Flowers, Winters served as senior VP of supply chain at PepsiCo, where he was responsible for the supply chain functions of two of the North American divisions of beverages and nutrition. During his nearly two-decade stint at PepsiCo, he also held a number of operations and production roles with responsibility for the management of internal plants, warehouses and contract manufacturers.
Winters began his career with Procter and Gamble, where he spent 15 years in operational leadership roles at various production facilities. Winters holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Virginia Tech and a management certificate from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
