B&G Foods has appointed Robert Cantwell as its next president and chief executive officer, effective 1 January 2015.
Cantwell, 57, who currently serves as the company's executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer, will succeed David Wenner, who plans to retire at year end. He, however, will remain on the company's board, B&G Foods said.
The company said it has immediately commenced search for a new executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer.
Cantwell joined B&G Foods in 1983 as the assistant vice president of finance. Prior to joining B&G Foods, Cantwell spent four years at Deloitte & Touche. He has been serving on the board of B&G Foods since 2005.
B&G Foods board of directors chairman Stephen C. Sherrill said: "Bob Cantwell has been a key member of our management team for more than 30 years.
"His strong leadership skills, breadth of experience, financial expertise, integrity and passion for our business have been invaluable as B&G Foods has grown from a small, regional pickle company to a leading public food company with a diverse portfolio of iconic brands," Sherrill added.
B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute a diversified portfolio of branded shelf-stable foods across the US, Canada and Puerto Rico.
