"Terry is an outstanding addition to the company and to our executive team," West said. "He will lead our continuing efforts to improve the competitiveness of our operations and supply chain. Terry's leadership experience in a wide range of international manufacturing environments will enable Hershey to develop a flexible, [image-nocss] cost-effective supply chain to meet the needs of our global consumers."
O'Day brings to Hershey more than 25 years of leadership experience in a variety of manufacturing and operations leadership roles. He joins Hershey from Mannatech Inc., a global nutritional supplement and skincare company located in Coppell, Texas, where he was executive vice president and COO. O'Day was responsible for supply chain, quality assurance, regulatory affairs, facilities, distribution, logistics, customer service and information technology.
Prior to joining Mannatech in 2006, O'Day was executive vice president of operations for Refrigerated Foods at Conagra Refrigerated Foods Cos. In this position, O'Day was responsible for 28 manufacturing and 13 warehousing facilities. Additionally, O'Day held senior leadership roles at Revlon Inc., and Nabisco Foods Group. O'Day served in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard, where he attained the rank of major.
Hershey is a major producer of chocolate in North America and a global leader in chocolate and sugar confectionery. Headquartered in Hershey, Pa., and with revenues of nearly $5 billion, Hershey offers such brands as Hershey's, Reese's, Hershey's Kisses, Kit Kat, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers, Jolly Rancher and Bliss, as well as Special Dark and Extra Dark. In addition, Artisan Confections Co., a wholly owned subsidiary, markets such premium chocolate offerings as Scharffen Berger, Joseph Schmidt and Dagoba as well as Starbucks Chocolate.
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