Maple Leaf Foods changes senior leadership team

MISSISSAUGA —The changes of Maple Leaf Foods senior leadership team come as Curtis Frank, currently President and COO, prepares to step into the role of President and CEO by the spring of 2023, and Michael McCain begins to step back from his CEO role to focus on his role as Executive Chair.

Casey Richards, current Senior Vice-President of Marketing, is promoted to the newly created role of President and Chief Growth Officer. In this new role, Richards will assume accountability of prepared meats and poultry under one combined organizational unit to drive profitable growth through strategic alignment and agile decision making.

Iain Stewart, current Senior Vice-President of Operations and Supply Chain, is promoted to the newly created role of Chief Supply Chain Officer. Under Stewart ‘s leadership, the company will refine its manufacturing strategy to leverage its expertise in operations, purchasing, supply chain and engineering into a sustainable competitive advantage. Stewart will expand Maple Leaf Foods’ Operational Excellence System (OES) Center of Excellence, ensuring efficiencies and sustainability practices are consistently embedded throughout our operations, and optimizing operations and profitability within the pork complex.

Adam Grogan, currently President of Maple Leaf Foods’ subsidiary, Greenleaf Foods, SPC, is appointed to the role of President, Alternative Protein. Adam will continue to lead the Greenleaf business and will add responsibility for commercializing and broadening the company’s innovation and investment strategy in meat protein alternatives, all as part of the company’s future-oriented vision to deliver long-term financial and sustainability performance.

Jumoke Fagbemi, will join Maple Leaf Foods in January as its new Senior Vice-President, People. Fagbemi has over 20 years of experience and a record of successfully implementing cost-effective, value-driven people strategies grounded in diversity, equity and inclusion principles. As part of the Senior Leadership Team, Fagbemi will play an integral role in leading the Company’s human resources team and our strategic people initiatives.

Patrick Lutfy, current Vice-President of Marketing, is promoted to the role of Senior Vice-President of Marketing, replacing Casey Richards.

“This is a very exciting time for Maple Leaf Foods,” said Michael McCain, CEO and Executive Chair. “I have absolute confidence in Curtis and this Senior Leadership Team to deliver exceptional performance driven by our winning culture, world-class assets, leading brands, and talented people. Grounded in an unwavering commitment to build our brands and deliver the safe, healthy, nutritious and sustainably produced food that our customers and consumers crave, the next chapter in Maple Leaf Foods’ journey is sure to be our best one yet.”