Mccormick & Co Inc leadership
Snapshot
Mccormick & Co Inc's leadership comprises 13 directors and 4 named executive officers, led by Brendan M. Foley (Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer). Names, tenure and backgrounds are sourced from the latest SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A).
- Board size
- 13
- Source
- Proxy statement
Board & leadership
Mr. Foley currently serves as McCormick's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer (since January 2025), having previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer (September 2023 to December 2024), Chief Operating Officer and President (2022 to 2023), and in a succession of senior roles since joining the Company in 2015 including President, Global Consumer, Americas & Asia. Prior to joining McCormick, he held leadership positions at the H.J. Heinz Co., including President, North American Zone and President, U.S. Food Service. He currently serves on the board of directors of Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc.
Ms. Bramman's most recent position was as Chief Financial and Growth Officer of Circana, Inc., from June 2023 to August 2024, and she previously served as Chief Financial Officer for Nordstrom, Inc. until December 2022 and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Avery Dennison Corporation from 2015 to 2017. Earlier in her career she held senior finance roles at Carnival Cruise Line and L Brands, Inc. The McCormick Board has determined that Ms. Bramman is an audit committee financial expert under SEC rules, and she chairs McCormick's Audit Committee. She currently serves on the board of directors of Morningstar Inc.
Mr. Conway is the former Chief Executive Officer of Starbucks North America, a position he held from April 2024 until his retirement in November 2024, and previously served in a variety of executive roles at Starbucks Corporation including Group President, International and Channel Development. Prior to Starbucks, he worked at Johnson & Johnson from 2004 to 2013, including as worldwide President of McNeil Nutritional, and at the Campbell Soup Company from 1994 to 2004. He serves on McCormick's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and currently serves on the board of directors of Versant Media Group, Inc.
Since April 2025, Mr. Dierker has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors at Church & Dwight Co., Inc., which manufactures and markets household, personal care and specialty products. He previously held various roles at Church & Dwight, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 2016 to April 2022. Before joining Church & Dwight, he held a senior financial management role at Alpharma, Inc. and various financial and business development leadership positions at Ingersoll-Rand Ltd. He serves on McCormick's Audit Committee.
Mr. Hattersley most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Molson Coors Beverage Company from September 2019 until his retirement in October 2025. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of MillerCoors, leading the joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors through its acquisition and integration, as well as Chief Financial Officer roles at MillerCoors and SABMiller. He serves on McCormick's Compensation and Human Capital Committee and currently serves on the board of directors of Zoetis Inc.
Mr. Mangan served as President of the Worldwide Power Tools and Accessories group of The Black & Decker Corporation until its acquisition in 2010 by The Stanley Works, and previously served as Chief Financial Officer of The Black & Decker Corporation and as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of The Ryland Group, Inc. He has served as McCormick's Lead Director since being selected by the independent directors in November 2009, and serves on the Compensation and Human Capital Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He previously served on the board of Nutrisystem, Inc.
Ms. Preston has served as a Managing Director at Cohen Klingenstein LLC since September 2021, and previously served as Managing Director of TD Bank Private Wealth Management, Global Chief Financial Officer of Deutsche Bank, Private Wealth Management, and Managing Director and Regional Executive of US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. Earlier she served as Chief Operating Officer of the Investment Bank of BT Alex. Brown and as Treasurer and Investment Banking Managing Director at Alex. Brown & Sons Incorporated. She chairs McCormick's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and currently serves on the board of Otis Worldwide Corporation.
Mr. Rodkin served as Chief Executive Officer of ConAgra Foods, Inc. from 2005 to 2015, and prior to that served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Beverages and Food division at PepsiCo, Inc. He previously spent sixteen years with General Mills, Inc. in a variety of management roles. He serves on McCormick's Compensation and Human Capital Committee and currently serves on the board of Simon Property Group, Inc., as well as on the non-profit board of Feeding America as Chairman.
Ms. Sheppard most recently served as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Ibotta, Inc. from March to September 2025, and previously served as Executive Vice President, Controller and Treasurer of the Procter & Gamble Company from 2019 to 2021, following various senior finance roles at Procter & Gamble dating to 2013. She has over 30 years of experience across accounting, treasury, and finance functions, and the McCormick Board has determined that she is an audit committee financial expert under SEC rules. She serves on McCormick's Audit Committee and currently serves on the board of Ibotta Inc.
Mr. Tapiero served as Senior Vice President and President, Emerging Markets of Eli Lilly and Company from 2009 until his retirement in January 2014, after 31 years of service, and was a member of Eli Lilly's Executive Committee. He previously held the position of President of the Intercontinental Region for Lilly and served as President and General Manager of Lilly France and Eli Lilly do Brasil. He serves on McCormick's Compensation and Human Capital Committee and is the lead director of Esteve in Spain, a pharmaceuticals and contract manufacturing company.
Since August 2023, Mr. Thomas has served as Chief Growth Officer of Flowers Foods, Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of packaged baked goods in North America, where he oversees a portfolio of brands and leads functions including marketing, sales, innovation, and mergers and acquisitions. He previously served on the Flowers Foods board of directors from 2020 to 2023, and prior to that worked at Unilever plc for ten years (2013 to 2023), holding executive roles including U.S. Chief Customer Officer and Global Chief Customer Officer (Personal Care). He has more than 30 years of domestic and global experience in the consumer packaged goods industry and serves on McCormick's Audit Committee.
Ms. Montiel has served as an independent director of McCormick since 2015 and serves on the Audit Committee. She is retiring from the McCormick Board as of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 1, 2026 and is not standing for re-election.
Mr. Vernon has served as an independent director of McCormick since 2017 and chairs the Compensation and Human Capital Committee. He is retiring from the McCormick Board as of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 1, 2026 and is not standing for re-election.
Mr. Gabriel has served as McCormick's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since December 2024. He previously held a series of senior roles at the Company, including Senior Vice President, Global Finance & Capital Markets (March 2024 to November 2024), Senior Vice President, Finance & Global Business Services (July 2023 to February 2024), Chief Transformation Officer (August 2020 to June 2023), and Chief Financial Officer, Americas (August 2017 to July 2020).
Mr. Foust has served as McCormick's President, Americas since 2021. He previously served as President, U.S. Consumer Products Division (2018 to 2021) and as General Manager of McCormick Canada (2016 to 2018).
Ms. Piper has served as McCormick's Chief Human Relations Officer since 2022. She previously served as Senior Vice President, Global Human Relations Business Partners (2022), Vice President Human Relations Americas (2020 to 2022), and Vice President, Total Rewards (2017 to 2020) at McCormick & Company.
Mr. Schwartz has served as McCormick's Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary since 2014. As General Counsel he heads McCormick's enterprise compliance function, administering the Business Ethics Policy under the oversight of the CEO and the Audit Committee, and reports to the CEO.