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Leadership Team

Our team brings decades of experience in CPG brand building, retail commerce, digital strategy, and operations — united by a shared belief that better food deserves better execution.

Executive Leadership

C-Suite & Founders

James Whitmore
CEO & Co-founder
Founder
James founded Greymill in 1997 after spending his early career in restaurant management and specialty food distribution. Over 29 years, he has led the company from a single-product condiment maker to a $382M four-brand consumer goods platform. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Chicago and serves on the board of the Specialty Food Association. James lives in Lincoln Park with his family and is an avid supporter of Chicago's independent restaurant scene.
Sarah Chen
Chief Financial Officer
Sarah joined Greymill in 2016 following a decade in consumer goods finance at Mondelēz International and TreeHouse Foods. She oversees all financial planning, treasury, M&A, and investor relations for the company. Sarah holds an MBA from the Booth School of Business at the University of Chicago and a B.S. in Accounting from Northwestern University. She was named one of Crain's Chicago Business's "Notable CFOs" in 2024.
Marcus Reid
Chief Marketing Officer
Marcus leads brand strategy, consumer marketing, digital commerce, and insights across all four Greymill brands. He joined in 2020 from Conagra Brands, where he served as VP of Brand Marketing for the Healthy Choice and Birds Eye portfolio. Marcus holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management and has been a key architect of the company's better-for-you brand repositioning since 2020. He oversees Rohan Mehta's digital commerce and ecommerce insights function.
Senior Leadership

Vice Presidents & Directors

Linda Okafor
VP Sales & Trade
Linda oversees national retail sales and trade marketing across Walmart, Target, Kroger, Costco, and all grocery and natural channels. She joined Greymill in 2018 from Kraft Heinz, where she led the Northeast grocery sales team. Linda is based in Bentonville, AR, and manages a field sales team of 34 across the U.S.
Derek Walsh
VP Supply Chain
Derek leads supply chain strategy, manufacturing operations, and logistics for all four brands. He joined from Treehouse Foods in 2019 and has since reduced lead times by 22% and improved in-stock rates across Walmart and Amazon to 96.4%. Derek oversees Greymill's Joliet production facility and co-manufacturing partner network.
Priya Anand
VP Product & Innovation
Priya leads new product development, formulation, regulatory compliance, and sustainability initiatives across the portfolio. She joined in 2021 from Kind Snacks and led the Breva product formulation from concept to launch. Priya holds a B.S. in Food Science from Cornell and an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Rohan Mehta
Director of Ecommerce Insights
Rohan leads Greymill's ecommerce analytics, retail media strategy, and digital shelf management across all four brands and 40+ retail channels. He manages a team of four analysts and oversees $6.8M in annual retail media spend across Amazon, Walmart, Target, and Instacart. Since joining Greymill in 2023, Rohan has built the company's centralized digital commerce reporting infrastructure and driven a 31% improvement in content compliance scores across the portfolio. He reports directly to Marcus Reid and holds a B.S. in Statistics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from DePaul University's Kellstadt Graduate School of Business. Prior to Greymill, Rohan spent six years in ecommerce analytics at Conagra Brands.
Kevin Huang
VP Technology & Data
Kevin leads Greymill's technology infrastructure, data engineering, and business intelligence stack. He joined in 2022 and has built the company's centralized data platform integrating retailer APIs, PIM systems, and financial reporting. Kevin previously led data engineering at Sprouts Farmers Market and holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Michigan.
Rachel Torres
VP People & Culture
Rachel oversees talent acquisition, organizational development, total rewards, and the Greymill culture across all offices. She joined in 2019 and has helped grow the company from 580 to 847 employees while earning a spot on Crain's "Best Places to Work" list for three consecutive years. Rachel holds a degree in Organizational Psychology from the University of Notre Dame.
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We're hiring across brands and functions

From ecommerce analysts to brand managers and sales leaders — we're always looking for people who care about what goes in the jar as much as what goes on the shelf.

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