Company: UTZ
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-038342
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Company: Utz Brands, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: DEF 14A
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Age: 48 |     | Mr. Sponaugle serves as the Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer at Utz, having served in this role since August 2021. Prior to his role as Chief People Officer, Mr. Sponaugle served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Personnel Development at Utz, from February 2020 until August 2021. Prior to joining the Utz companies, from January 2009 until January 2020, Mr. Sponaugle worked at the Stewart Companies family of businesses, a company handling the entire range of construction-related services. Starting with Poole Construction from January 2009 to June 2010, and then moving to Riley Welding and Fabricating, a metal fabrication division of Stewart Companies, a full-service construction-related services company, serving as General Manager and Vice President from June 2010 until March 2018. Mr. Sponaugle was promoted to Executive Vice President and added the responsibility of running Stewart & Tate Construction Industrial Division starting March 2018 through January 2020, while also maintaining his responsibilities at Riley Welding and Fabricating. Mr. Sponaugle started his career in January 1999 with Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS), a public company operating nearly 500 facilities in North America, including five manufacturing facilities and eleven distribution centers, which provides a range of products and services to businesses including uniforms, mats, mops, cleaning and restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and testing, and safety courses. Mr. Sponaugle spent close to a decade at Cintas holding various leadership roles in Sales and Operations, finishing his career as a General Manager overseeing a 3-shift operation with approximately 165 employees, including approximately 55 routes and service sales representatives. Mr. Sponaugle earned his B.S. in Business Management from Cornell University. |

| Chad WhyteAge: 49 |     | Mr. Whyte serves as Executive Vice President, Supply Chain at Utz, having served in that role since June 2022. As EVP, Supply Chain, Mr. Whyte has responsibility for procurement, customer logistics, transportation, distribution, and integrated business management (including demand and supply planning), which plays an integral role in the supply chain process. Mr. Whyte joined Utz in January 2022 as Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Planning and Logistics and remained in that position until assuming his current role in June 2022. Mr