Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> December 25, 2000
CHARLES (CHUCK) F. MARCY joined Horizon Organic Holding Corporation as
President and Chief Operating Officer in November 1999 and soon
thereafter was appointed Chief Executive Officer. He has more than 25
years of successful management, strategic planning and marketing
experience in the food industry. For the last 10 years he has focused on
the dairy and natural foods businesses. He recently served as President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Sealright Corporation, Kansas City,
Missouri, a publicly traded (NASDAQ) $275 million manufacturer of dairy
packaging and packaging systems. Previously, Mr. Marcy was President of
the Golden Grain Company, a subsidiary of Quaker Oats Company and maker
of the Near East brand of all-natural grain-based products. Prior to
that, Mr. Marcy was President of the Dairy Division of Kraft General
Foods. Additionally, Mr. Marcy held senior marketing and strategic
planning roles with Sara Lee Corporation and General Foods. He received
his undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Economics from Washington
and Jefferson College where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He received
his MBA with a concentration in Marketing and General Management from
the Harvard Business School. He has twice served on the Board of
Directors of the International Dairy Foods Association. Profile
Mr. Marcy: We actually look at our entire business as being socially
responsible. This company was founded by people who believed that
