Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> December 25, 2000

Charles Marcy – Horizon Organic Holding Corporation (hcow)

CHARLES (CHUCK) F. MARCY joined Horizon Organic Holding Corporation as President and Chief Operating Officer in November 1999 and soon thereafter was appointed Chief Executive Officer. He has more than 25 years of successful management, strategic planning and marketing experience in the food industry. For the last 10 years he has focused on the dairy and natural foods businesses. He recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sealright Corporation, Kansas City, Missouri, a publicly traded (NASDAQ) $275 million manufacturer of dairy packaging and packaging systems. Previously, Mr. Marcy was President of the Golden Grain Company, a subsidiary of Quaker Oats Company and maker of the Near East brand of all-natural grain-based products. Prior to that, Mr. Marcy was President of the Dairy Division of Kraft General Foods. Additionally, Mr. Marcy held senior marketing and strategic planning roles with Sara Lee Corporation and General Foods. He received his undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Economics from Washington and Jefferson College where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He received his MBA with a concentration in Marketing and General Management from the Harvard Business School. He has twice served on the Board of Directors of the International Dairy Foods Association. Profile
TWST: How does your company view social responsibility?

Mr. Marcy: We actually look at our entire business as being socially

responsible. This company was founded by people who believed that