MICHAEL H. KEOWN has 41 years of experience in the consumer packaged goods industry with the last 21 years in CEO/C-Suite/Board roles in both larger public companies as well as smaller privately held, food companies. He was recently elected to the Board of Tanimura and Antle, a leader in fresh produce. From May 2024 to August 2025, he was an Adviser/CEO of BEEUP, LLC. He achieved the National Association of Corporate Directors highest distinction for Directorship in 2024. Prior to that, Mr. Keown served as Chief Executive Officer at Quinn Snacks, a natural food snack company, from December 2021 through September 2022. From August 2019 to December 2021, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Honey Stinger, a sports nutrition brand. He served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Farmer Brothers, a national coffee roaster, wholesaler and distributor of coffee, tea and culinary products, from March 2012 through May 2019. Mr. Keown served in various executive capacities at Dean Foods Company, from 2003 to March 2012. He was at WhiteWave Foods Company, a division of Dean Foods, for most of that time. Mr. Keown joined Dean Foods from The Coca-Cola Company, where he served as Vice President and General Manager of the Shelf Stable Division of The Minute Maid Company. Mr. Keown started his career having held various sales and marketing positions of escalating responsibility with E&J Gallo Winery and The Procter & Gamble Company. He also served on the Board of Directors of Welch Foods Inc. Mr. Keown s significant management experience in the food industry provides valuable perspective to the Board.