C. Dean Metropoulos

Non-Executive Chairman
About > C. Dean Metropoulos

Primo Brands Board Member Since: November 2024

Primo Brands Committees:

Mr. Metropoulos has vast industry knowledge and operational expertise from over 40 years of investing in food and consumer branded products businesses with his private equity firm, Metropoulos & Co. Mr. Metropoulos has a deep track record of leading and overseeing consumer brand development, operating performance improvement and significant value creation, including at Hostess Brands, Inc., where he was Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2016 to 2020. He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of BlueTriton Brands, Inc. from 2021 until the merger with Primo Water Corporation in 2024.

Select Experience:

  • Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Metropoulos & Co.
  • Investments in more than 80 businesses, including: Pabst Brewing Company, Utz Quality Foods, Pinnacle Foods, Aurora Foods, Stella Foods, The Morningstar Group, International Home Foods, Ghirardelli Chocolate, Mumm and Perrier Jouet Champagnes, Hillsdown Holdings, PLC (Premier International Foods and Christie Tyler Furniture) and Hostess Brands, Inc.

Additional Public Company Directorships: Hostess Brands, Inc. (Executive Chairman 2016 – 2020; Director 2013 – 2016)

Other Relevant Leadership Service: Board of Directors (Chairman) of BlueTriton Brands, Inc. (2021 – November 2024); Board of Directors of Pabst Brewing Company (2010 – 2014)

Leadership

Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
Chief Accounting Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Chief Customer Officer
Chief Human Resources Officer
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Chief Information & Digital Officer
President, Customer Direct & Go-to-Market
Chief Operating Officer (in transition)