Following the 2017 acquisition of WhiteWave by Danone, Poland was named Chief Supply Chain Officer for North American Operations at DanoneWave.
Pinnacle Foods Inc. has announced the appointment of Daniel Poland to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer.
Poland, 54, has a diverse background encompassing supply chain leadership, financial management and research and development. He joined WhiteWave in 2014 as Senior Vice President of Supply Chain with responsibility for all aspects of the Company’s end-to-end supply chain.
His tenure at the Company is defined by his transformation of WhiteWave’s supply chain to enable ongoing growth. Following the 2017 acquisition of WhiteWave by Danone, Poland was named Chief Supply Chain Officer for North American Operations at DanoneWave.
Prior to DanoneWave, Poland was employed by the former H.J. Heinz Company for 15 years. His positions included North American Chief Supply Chain Officer, VP of Heinz North American Manufacturing and Tomato Seed Business, VP of Dry Manufacturing, Director of Food Service Operations and Factory Manager.
Poland began his career with Gerber and Nestlé in various roles of increased responsibility, including R&D, engineering and operations management. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from Michigan State University and an MBA in Business/Finance from the University of Iowa.
