10 CIOs in Food Manufacturing
Career paths split widely among these CIOs in food manufacturing: Will Baker held four titles from IT Technician to CIO at Fieldale Farms, while Andrew Castor pairs the CIO and Chief Security Officer titles at Boar's Head Brand with years at the FBI. Six are based in the US, two in the Greater Toronto Area, one in the UK and one in Italy, and their calls suit a food maker setting ERP, plant and security priorities on a limited budget.
Professionals to explore
Andrew Castor
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Boar's Head Brand
Combining IT and security leadership at a food manufacturer is the background Andrew Castor offers: Chief Security Officer at Boar's Head Brand since 2017 and Chief Information Officer there since October 2020. At the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Castor was Deputy Associate Deputy Director - Office of the Director (2013–2017), Deputy Assistant Director - Counterterrorism Division (2010–2013) and Special Agent in Charge - Washington Field Office (2008–2010).
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Brad Cougher
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Agri Beef
At Agri Beef, Brad Cougher has been Chief Information Officer since 2021, after Director of Supply Chain (2020–2021); Agri Beef describes itself as involved in every step of the beef lifecycle. Cougher worked in Operations and Supply Chain at IBM (2000–2019) and was a Supply Corps Officer in the US Navy (1994–2000), so supply chain systems and the move from supply chain into the CIO seat are good topics.
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Chander Batra (MBA, MSc)
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · FGF Brands
Industrial baking with machinery and artificial intelligence is how FGF Brands is described, and Chander Batra (MBA, MSc) has been its Chief Information Officer since June 2019. Batra was Chief Information Officer at Supreme Cannabis Company Inc. (2018–2019), Global Head of IT at Apotex Pharmachem Inc. (2013–2018), Director IT at Day & Ross (2008–2013) and Director, Systems Engineering at McCain Foods (2000–2008), useful for AI and automation questions in baking plants.
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Jo Cullen
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Premier Foods
Based in the United Kingdom, Jo Cullen has been Chief Information Officer at Premier Foods since November 2023, and was Group CIO at Menzies Distribution Ltd (2020–2023) and Group CIO at Bakkavor (2014–2020). Holding the top IT title at three consecutive companies makes Cullen a fit for questions on what a new CIO at a food manufacturer should tackle first, and how group-level IT differs from a single business.
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Joan Vanness
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Monogram Foods
Stepping from an IT vice president role into the CIO seat at a food maker is the topic for Joan Vanness, Chief Information Officer at Monogram Foods since July 2017, after Sr. VP of Information Technology there (2013–2017). Vanness was PMO Director (contractor) at Wright Medical (2012–2013), and Vice President, Information Technology (1998–2012) and Director, Information Technology (1996–1998) at AVINTIV.
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Manju Sagwal
LinkedInExperience: Vice President and Chief Information Officer · Dare Foods Limited
SAP FICO and FSCM work at a food maker is the topic to bring to Manju Sagwal, Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Dare Foods Limited since March 2026, after Director of IT Executive Leadership Team Member there (2023–2026). Sagwal was Information Technology Manager at the City of Mississauga (2017–2022) and Lead SAP FICO FSCM Consultant at IBM (2013–2016).
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Mark Booth
LinkedInExperience: SVP & CIO · Perdue Farms
Four CIO titles let Mark Booth compare the job at Perdue Farms, where Booth has been SVP & CIO since 2020, with the same seat elsewhere: Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer at Reyes Beverage Group (2018–2019), SVP & CIO at Reyes Holdings (2012–2018) and North American CIO at Whirlpool Corporation (2011–2012), where Booth was also VP - Global Infrastructure (2008–2011).
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Matt Chmielecki
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · McCall Farms Inc
Matt Chmielecki has been Chief Information Officer at McCall Farms Inc since 2011, providing vision and direction for all technology-related operations at a processor, packager and distributor of canned and frozen "Southern Vegetable" products, a 24 x 7 business. Chmielecki held three management titles at JPMorganChase (2007–2011), which makes IT support for round-the-clock plants the natural topic.
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Roberta D'Angelo
LinkedInExperience: Group Chief Information Officer · F.lli De Cecco di Filippo - Fara San Martino S.p.A.
Roberta D'Angelo, based in Fabriano, Italy, has been Group Chief Information Officer at F.lli De Cecco di Filippo - Fara San Martino S.p.A. since May 2024 and was Head of Information Technology at Fileni (2020–2024). D'Angelo was IT EMEA Head, Consumer Service & Quality at Whirlpool Corporation (2015–2020) and IT Manager France & BENELUX at Indesit Company France S.a.S, Paris (France) (2010), useful for group-level IT questions at a European food maker.
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Will Baker
LinkedInExperience: Vice President & Chief Information Officer · Fieldale Farms Corporation
Will Baker's four titles are all at Fieldale Farms Corporation: IT Technician (1998–2003), Information Technology Network Administrator (2003–2020), Director of IT Operations (2020–2023) and Vice President & Chief Information Officer since September 2023. More than two decades in one company's IT function make Baker the person to ask about network and infrastructure upkeep at a food company.
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Choose the right perspective
For CIO experience across several companies, talk to Mark Booth, Jo Cullen, Chander Batra or Roberta D'Angelo, each of whom has held the top IT title at more than one employer. Will Baker, Joan Vanness and Manju Sagwal reached the CIO title inside their current company, Brad Cougher brings a supply chain view, and Andrew Castor is the one for security questions.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you decide which plant, supply chain and back-office systems a food manufacturer should modernize first?
- 02How do you run an ERP upgrade at a food plant that produces around the clock without stopping lines?
- 03How should a food manufacturer split IT security, food safety data and plant technology between the CIO and other leaders?
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