MICHAEL H. KEOWN - Corporate Board Profile

FARMER BROTHERS CO

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2012-10-30	Michael H. Keown joined the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer on March 23, 2012. Mr. Keown served in various executive capacities at Dean Foods Company, a food and beverage company, from 2003 to March 2012. He was at WhiteWave Foods Company, a subsidiary of Dean Foods, from 2004 to March 2012, including as President, Indulgent Brands from 2006 to March 2012. He was also responsible for WhiteWave’s alternative channel business comprised largely of foodservice. Mr. Keown served as President of the Dean Branded Products Group of Dean Foods from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Keown joined Dean Foods from The Coca-Cola Company, where he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Shelf Stable Division of The Minute Maid Company. Mr. Keown has over 25 years of experience in the Consumer Goods business, having held various positions with E.&J. Gallo Winery and The Procter & Gamble Company. Mr. Keown received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Northwestern University.
2013-10-28	Michael H. Keown joined the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer on March 23, 2012. Mr. Keown has served as a Class I director since March 28, 2012. He received no compensation for his service as a director in fiscal 2013.
2014-10-28	Michael H. Keown joined the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer on March 23, 2012. Mr. Keown served in various executive capacities at Dean Foods Company, a food and beverage company, from 2003 to March 2012. He was at WhiteWave Foods Company, a subsidiary of Dean Foods, from 2004 to March 2012, including as President, Indulgent Brands from 2006 to March 2012. He was also responsible for WhiteWave’s alternative channel business comprised largely of foodservice. Mr. Keown served as President of the Dean Branded Products Group of Dean Foods from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Keown joined Dean Foods from The Coca-Cola Company, where he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Shelf Stable Division of The Minute Maid Company. Mr. Keown has over 25 years of experience in the Consumer Goods business, having held various positions with E.& J. Gallo Winery and The Procter & Gamble Company. Mr. Keown received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Northwestern University.
2015-10-28	Michael H. Keown joined the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer on March 23, 2012. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Keown served in various executive capacities at Dean Foods Company, a food and beverage company, from 2003 to March 2012. He was at WhiteWave Foods Company, a subsidiary of Dean Foods, from 2004 to March 2012, including as President, Indulgent Brands from 2006 to March 2012. He was also responsible for WhiteWave’s alternative channel business comprised largely of foodservice. Mr. Keown served as President of the Dean Branded Products Group of Dean Foods from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Keown joined Dean Foods from The Coca-Cola Company, where he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Shelf Stable Division of The Minute Maid Company. Mr. Keown has over 25 years of experience in the Consumer Goods business, having held various positions with E.&J. Gallo Winery and The Procter & Gamble Company. He has served on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Welch Foods Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Grape Cooperative Association, Inc., since June 2015. Mr. Keown received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Northwestern University.
2017-10-27	Michael H. Keown joined the Company as President and Chief Executive Officer on March 23, 2012... Mr. Keown received his undergraduate degree in Economics from Northwestern University... The following table sets forth summary information concerning compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to each of our Named Executive Officers for all services rendered in all capacities to the Company and its subsidiaries in the last three fiscal years... Michael H. Keown, 2017 Total Compensation: $1,023,231.
2018-10-25	Michael H. Keown has served as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer since March 2012. Mr. Keown is not included in the non-employee director compensation table since he received no additional compensation for his service as a director.

LANCASTER COLONY CORP

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2019-10-09	Michael H. Keown currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Honey Stinger... He has served on the Board of Directors of Welch Foods Inc. since June 2015, and currently serves on Welch's Audit and Compensation Committees. The Board believes Mr. Keown's significant management experience in the food industry provides valuable perspective to the Board. The Compensation Committee held four meetings during fiscal 2019.
2020-10-13	Michael H. Keown currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Honey Stinger, a sports nutrition brand which provides natural and organic energy to athletes and consumers who want to optimize their athletic performance. He has served in this capacity since August 2019. Prior to that, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Farmer Brothers, a national coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products, from March 2012 through May 2019. Prior to joining Farmer Brothers, Mr. Keown served in various executive capacities at Dean Foods Company, a food and beverage company, from 2003 to March 2012. He was at WhiteWave Foods Company, a subsidiary of Dean Foods, from 2004 to March 2012, including as President, Indulgent Brands from 2006 to March 2012. He was also responsible for WhiteWave’s alternative channel business comprised largely of foodservice. Mr. Keown served as President of the Dean Branded Products Group of Dean Foods from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Keown joined Dean Foods from The Coca-Cola Company, where he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Shelf Stable Division of The Minute Maid Company. Mr. Keown has over 30 years of experience in the Consumer Goods business, having also held various positions with E&J Gallo Winery and The Procter & Gamble Company. He served on the Board of Directors of Welch Foods Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Grape Cooperative Association, Inc., from 2015-2018. He has also maintained Governance Fellow status from the NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) since 2016. The Board believes Mr. Keown’s significant management experience in the food industry provides valuable perspective to the Board. The Board has established a nominating and governance committee (the “Nominating and Governance Committee”) that currently consists of Dr. Bendapudi and Messrs. Fox, Harris and Keown. Mr. Sofia served on the Nominating and Governance Committee until his retirement in November 2019. Mr. Fox serves as Chairperson of the Nominating and Governance Committee. It has been determined by the Board that each member of the Nominating and Governance Committee meets Nasdaq independence requirements. The Nominating and Governance Committee held four meetings during fiscal 2020. The following table summarizes compensation earned during fiscal 2020 by our directors (other than Mr. Ciesinski): Michael H. Keown: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash $86,250; Stock Awards $94,977; All Other Compensation $1,370; Total $182,597.
2021-10-12	Michael H. Keown currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Honey Stinger... The Nominating and Governance Committee currently consists of Dr. Bendapudi and Messrs. Fox, Harris and Keown... 2021 Director Compensation Table shows Michael H. Keown received $90,000 in fees earned or paid in cash, $99,831 in stock awards, and $1,708 in all other compensation, totaling $191,539.
2022-10-11	Michael H. Keown has 38 years of experience in the consumer packaged goods industry with the last 18 years in CEO/C-Suite roles in both larger public companies as well as smaller privately held food and beverage enterprises. Mr. Keown served as Chief Executive Officer at Quinn Snacks, a natural food snack company, from December 2021 through September 2022. Prior to that, from August 2019 to December 2021, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Honey Stinger, a sports nutrition brand which provides natural and organic energy to athletes and consumers who want to optimize their athletic performance. He served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Farmer Brothers, a national coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products, from March 2012 through May 2019. From 2003 to March 2012, Mr. Keown served in various executive capacities at Dean Foods Company. He was at WhiteWave Foods Company, a subsidiary of Dean Foods, from 2004 to March 2012. He served as President, Indulgent Brands from 2006 to March 2012. He was also responsible for WhiteWave’s alternative channel business, which was largely foodservice. From 2004-2006, Mr. Keown served as the Head of Sales, Marketing, and R&D. From 2003-2004, he was President of the Dean Branded Products Group of Dean Foods. Mr. Keown joined Dean Foods from The Coca-Cola Company, where he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Shelf Stable Division of The Minute Maid Company. Mr. Keown started his career having held various positions with E&J Gallo Winery and The Procter & Gamble Company. He served on the Board of Directors of Welch Foods Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the National Grape Cooperative Association, Inc., from 2015-2018. The Board believes Mr. Keown’s significant management experience in the food industry provides valuable perspective to the Board.
2023-10-10	Michael H. Keown has 39 years of experience in the consumer packaged goods industry with the last 19 years in CEO/C-Suite roles in both larger public, and smaller privately held, food and beverage companies. He currently works as an adviser to several smaller high-growth companies in the natural/organic food industry. Prior to that, Mr. Keown served as Chief Executive Officer at Quinn Snacks, a natural food snack company, from December 2021 through September 2022. From August 2019 to December 2021, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Honey Stinger, a sports nutrition brand which provides athletes natural energy to improve performance. He served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Farmer Brothers, a national coffee roaster and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products, from March 2012 through May 2019. Prior to that, he was at WhiteWave Foods Company, a subsidiary of Dean Foods, from 2004 to March 2012. Most notably, he served as President, Indulgent Brands from 2006 to March 2012. He was also responsible for WhiteWave’s alternative channel business, which was largely foodservice. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Keown served in various executive capacities at Dean Foods and WhiteWave Foods. Mr. Keown joined Dean Foods from The Coca-Cola Company, where he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Shelf Stable Division of The Minute Maid Company. Mr. Keown started his career having held various sales and marketing positions of escalating responsibility with E&J Gallo Winery and Procter & Gamble. He served on the Board of Directors of Welch Foods Inc. from 2015 to 2018. Mr. Keown’s significant management experience in the food industry provides valuable perspective to the Board.
2024-10-08	He currently works as an adviser to several high-growth companies in the natural food industry.