C. Metropoulos

C. Metropoulos General Information

Biography

Mr. C. Dean Metropoulos serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer & Executive Chairman at Metropoulos & Company. He is an Angel investor. Prior to this role, he served as Chief Executive Officer at Stella Foods. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Morningstar Group. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Pinnacle Foods Corp. He serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CDM Investor Group LLC. He was the Owner of Pabst Brewing Company, Inc., and served as its Chairman. He served as the President of Heritage Brands, Inc. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC (also known as Pinnacle Foods Group Inc.) since March 19, 2004, and served as its Chairman from March 19, 2004, to April 2, 2007. He served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of International Home Foods from November 1996 to June 2000 and Aurora Foods, Inc. since March 19, 2004. From 1983 to 1993, Mr. Metropoulos served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Stella Foods Inc. He served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Morningstar Group Inc. from March 17, 1994, to 1997. He was a former owner of brands such as Bumble Bee, Chef Boyardee, Duncan Hines, Ghiradelli, and Vlasic among others. He served as the President of Morningstar Group Inc. from March 1994 to December 1995. He served in a variety of U.S. and international executive positions with GTE Corp., including Vice President and General Manager-Europe and Vice President and Controller of GTE International. Mr. Metropoulos served as the Chief Executive Officer of Bumble Bee Foods, LLC (also known as Bumble Bee Seafoods Inc.). He serves as an Executive Chairman of Hillsdown Holdings PLC. He served as an Executive Chairman of Premier Foods PLC (formerly Premier International Foods PLC) from September 1999 to January 2002. He served as a Non-Executive Chairman of Premier Foods PLC from January 2002 to May 2004. He serves as a Trustee of Babson College. He serves as a Director of Ghirardelli Chocolate Company. He served as a Director of LIN Television Corporation and Lin Holdings Corp. since May 1998. He served as a Director of Morningstar Group Inc. since December 1993. He served as a Director of Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC and Aurora Foods, Inc. since March 19, 2004. He served as a Director of HD Supply Waterworks Ltd. (also known as National Waterworks Inc.) and its parent company, National Waterworks Holdings Inc., until November 22, 2002, and from December 2003 to November 22, 2002, respectively. Mr. Metropoulos served as a Director of International Home Foods. He served as a Director of Premier Foods plc until May 13, 2004.