Louisville, Colorado-based Sovos Brands Inc. has added Tamer Abuaita, SVP of operations and chief supply chain officer at Stanley Black & Decker Inc., to the company’s board.
“Tamer is a transformational supply chain leader, who brings more than two decades of leadership and experience in the consumer products space to the Sovos Brands board,” said William R. Johnson, chairman of the board and operating partner with Advent International.
“His expertise spans a wide variety of industries, including 15 years at multiple established packaged food companies with global scale. We are thrilled to welcome him to the board, and we look forward to his support as we execute our vision of sharing our delicious, one-of-a-kind food brands with consumers.”
Abuaita has a record of optimizing supply chains on a domestic and global level, with more than 25 years of experience in quality and operations management. He began his career at consumer packaging company, Sonoco, before transitioning to the packaged food space with roles at Nestlé USA and Conagra Brands.
In 2008, Abuaita joined The Kraft Heinz Company, holding multiple leadership positions over the course of nearly a decade, ultimately advancing to SVP, global logistics and transformation. He also served as SVP, global supply chain with SC Johnson.
“I am pleased to join the exceptional group of leaders on the Sovos Brands Board and lend my expertise as the company continues to scale its impressive portfolio of unique, authentic and delicious food brands,” Abuaita said. “This is a one-of-a-kind company, and I look forward to playing a part in supporting its long-term success.”
Sovos Brands Inc. is a consumer-packaged food company focused on acquiring and building growth brands. The company’s product offerings include a variety of pasta sauces, dry pasta, soups, frozen entrées, yogurts, pancake and waffle mixes, other baking mixes and frozen waffles, which are sold in the U.S. under the brand names Rao’s, Michael Angelo’s, noosa, and Birch Benders.
For more information, visit sovosbrands.com.
