DALLAS, July 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Dean Foods
Company (NYSE: DF) today announced that Russell F. Coleman will join as Executive Vice
President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & Government
Affairs. He joins Dean Foods from Meadows Collier law firm where he
was a Partner. Previously, Coleman served as General Counsel of
national media company Belo Corp.
Coleman will begin on Aug. 1,
2016, and will report to Gregg A.
Tanner, Chief Executive Officer.
"Russ' extensive General Counsel experience as a leader in a
publicly traded company, along with his significant background in
leadership development, business transactions and governance and
securities matters, make him an ideal fit for Dean Foods as we
continue to focus on our growth," Tanner said. "He is a
well-respected and proven leader and I'm excited to welcome him to
our organization."
Prior to Belo's acquisition by Gannett Co., Inc., Coleman was
involved in the spinoff of A. H. Belo Corporation and its
newspapers, including The Dallas Morning News.
At the Meadows Collier law firm, Coleman provided day-to-day
business legal advice for executives, directors and owners of
public and private businesses, including governance and SEC
reporting and regulations.
Coleman is also very engaged in the community. He served as the
Chairman of the Dallas Bar Foundation, was President of the
Dallas-Fort Worth Rice University
Alumni group and serves on boards of various organizations.
ABOUT DEAN FOODS
Dean Foods® is a leading
food and beverage company in the United
States and is the nation's largest processor and
direct-to-store distributor of fluid milk. Headquartered in
Dallas, Texas, the Dean Foods
portfolio includes TruMoo®, the leading national
flavored milk brand, along with well-known regional dairy brands
such as Alta Dena®,
Berkeley Farms®, Country Fresh®,
Dean's®, Friendly's®, Garelick
Farms®, LAND O LAKES® milk and cultured
products*, Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms®,
Mayfield®, McArthur®, Meadow
Gold®, Oak Farms®, Pet®**,
T.G. Lee®,
Tuscan® and more. In all, Dean Foods has more than 50
local and regional dairy brands and private labels. Dean Foods also
makes and distributes ice cream, cultured products, juices, teas,
and bottled water. Nearly 18,000 employees across the country work
every day to make Dean Foods the most admired and trusted provider
of wholesome, great-tasting dairy products at every occasion. For
more information about Dean Foods and its brands, visit
www.deanfoods.com.
*The LAND O LAKES brand is owned by Land O'Lakes, Inc. and is used
by license.
**PET is a trademark of The J.M. Smucker Company and is used by
license.
CONTACT: Corporate Communications, Jamaison Schuler, +1-214-721-7766; or Investor
Relations, Sherri Baker,
+1-214-303-3438.
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