Keynote Speakers & Biographies

Ron Dunford
President & CEO | Schreiber Foods

Ron Dunford was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Schreiber Foods in 2019. He is Schreiber’s eighth President and CEO. Ron spent more than 35 years in the dairy industry.

Ron joined Schreiber in 1996 at the Green Bay, Wisconsin, home office. He was named a Vice President in 2000, Senior Vice President in 2002, President & COO of Schreiber Chain Sales in 2003, President & COO Operations in 2006, and President Schreiber U.S. in 2014. Additionally, Ron was elected to the Schreiber Foods Board of Directors in 2003.

Chip Smoot
SVP of Finance & CFO | Schreiber Foods

Chip Smoot is Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Schreiber Foods. Chip originally joined Schreiber in 1994 as a Cost Analyst at the Carthage, Mo., plant. Prior to joining Schreiber, Chip held roles at A.O. Smith and Arthur Anderson. Beginning in 1998, Chip spent three years at Pillsbury before returning to Schreiber in 2001 as Finance Director for the Global Trade and Development division.

In 2007, Chip was named Director of Operations, Finance. In 2011, he was named Director of Bulk Cheese Sourcing and Risk Management and then Vice President of Sourcing. In 2014, Chip was named Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and became Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO in 2020.

Chip earned his bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, his MBA from Marquette University and is a certified public accountant and certified management accountant.

Topic
Schreiber Foods, Our Story & Success Principles

Summary & Learning Objectives
Ron Dunford and Chip Smoot will tell the story of Schreiber Foods’ success and lessons learned during their journey. Learning objectives are leadership principles, success principles and ESOP structure. 

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