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Former US Foods Chief Robert Aiken Joins TreeHouse Foods As Prexy And COO

TAGS: TreeHouse Foods, Robert B. Aiken, vending, office coffee service, single-cup coffee Robert B. Aiken OAK BROOK, IL -- TreeHouse Foods Inc. has named Robert B. Aiken president and chief operating officer. He will assume the president's role from Dennis F. Riordan, who is retiring. Riordan will remain with the company and move to a senior advisor role to facilitate the transition. Most recently, Aiken, 54, was president and chief executive of Essendant Inc., a wholesaler of workplace products. Prior ...

June 26, 2017

Robert B. Aiken

OAK BROOK, IL -- TreeHouse Foods Inc. has named Robert B. Aiken president and chief operating officer. He will assume the president's role from Dennis F. Riordan, who is retiring. Riordan will remain with the company and move to a senior advisor role to facilitate the transition.

Most recently, Aiken, 54, was president and chief executive of Essendant Inc., a wholesaler of workplace products. Prior to Essendant, he was chief executive of Feeding America, a domestic hunger-relief organization, president and chief executive of US Foods, a foodservice distribution company, and chief executive of Metz Baking Co., a unit of Specialty Foods Corp.

TreeHouse Foods Inc. manufactures packaged foods and beverages, including single-cup coffees and teas, along with creamers, powdered beverages and smoothies.