OAKLAND, Calif., May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings,
Inc. has announced two senior executive changes. Tony Sarsam has been named
executive vice president of sales and operations, and Rhonda Ramlo has been
named executive vice president of marketing, replacing Tyler Johnston who will
be retiring this summer after 20 years with the company.
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Tony Sarsam joined in 2006 as executive vice president of operations and
supply chain. In this expanded role, he is responsible for sales,
distribution, supply chain, information systems and operating business
strategy for all of Dreyer's ice cream and frozen dessert products. He joined
Dreyer's following a 20-year career with PepsiCo's Frito-Lay business, where
he progressed through a series of leadership position in manufacturing, supply
chain, finance, sales and strategy. Sarsam, 46, has a degree in Chemical
Engineering from Arizona State University and a MS in Management from
Stanford. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of
the Bay Area.
Rhonda Ramlo, a 14-year veteran of Dreyer's, assumes the head marketing
job for the company which manufactures and markets the country's leading ice
cream and frozen snacks brands, including Dreyer's, Edy's, Haagen-Dazs, Nestle
and Skinny Cow. Previously, Ramlo, 48, was executive vice president of sales
and distribution, having worked her way through a number of executive
positions including director of strategic sales development, vice president
and division manager, and senior vice president of sales. Prior to joining
Dreyer's, Ramlo spent eight-and-a-half years in marketing with The Clorox
Company where she advanced to group marketing manager of the food division.
Ramlo has a BA degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a MBA
from Harvard University.
Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries manufacture
and distribute a full spectrum of ice cream and frozen dessert products.
Brands of frozen dessert products currently manufactured or distributed by
Dreyer's in the United States include Grand, Slow Churned(R), Dibs(R),
Haagen-Dazs(R), Nestle(R) Drumstick(R), Nestle Crunch(R), Nestle(R)
Butterfinger(R), Nestle(R) Toll House(R), Nestle(R) Carnation(R), Nestle(R)
Push-Up(R), Frosty Paws(R), Eskimo Pie(R), Chipwich(R), Fruit Bars,
Starbucks(R) and The Skinny Cow(R). The company's premium products are
marketed under the Dreyer's brand name throughout the Western states and
Texas, and under the Edy's(R) brand name throughout the remainder of the
United States. Internationally, the Dreyer's brand extends to select markets
in the Far East and the Edy's brand extends to the Caribbean and
South America. For more information on the company, please visit
http://www.dreyersinc.com.
The Starbucks trademark is owned by Starbucks U.S. Brands, LLC and is
licensed to the Starbucks Ice Cream Partnership, a joint venture partnership
between Dreyer's and Starbucks Holding Company.
In the U.S. the Haagen-Dazs trademark is sub-licensed to Dreyer's by
Nestle.
SOURCE Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc.
