General Mills (NYSE: GIS) has appointed Jonathan Ness as chief supply chain officer. Ness reports to chairman and CEO Jeff Harmening, joins the company’s senior leadership team and oversees global supply chain operations.
Ness had been serving as interim chief supply chain officer since late January. He had previously served as VP of global supply chain strategy, finance and operations before being named interim supply chain chief following the departure of Paul Gallagher, who left to join 3M as enterprise supply chain group president.
“Jon has been a driving force in shaping our supply chain organization, leading critical strategy and transformation initiatives throughout his tenure at General Mills,” Harmening said. “He is a people-first leader and well-positioned to continue our important work driving end-to-end supply chain performance, resilience and operational excellence.”
In his nearly 20 years at General Mills, Ness has held leadership roles across supply chain strategy, global finance, manufacturing, procurement and transformation. Prior to General Mills, he served as an officer in the United States Air Force, where he specialized in procurement.
Ness holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from South Dakota State University and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Oklahoma.
General Mills is a Minneapolis-based packaged food company guided by its Accelerate strategy. Its portfolio of brands includes Cheerios, Nature Valley, Blue Buffalo, Häagen-Dazs, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Totino’s, Annie’s, Wanchai Ferry, Yoki and more. The company generated fiscal 2025 net sales of $19 billion.
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