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.