Ryan Thomas joined Simply Good Foods as Senior Vice President, Atkins Marketing, in October 2023. Previously, Mr. Thomas was Chief Commercial Officer for the Pet Portfolio at Post Holdings, acquired from J.M. Smucker in April 2023. At Smucker’s, Mr. Thomas was Vice President of Marketing for their extensive Pet Portfolio and prior to that, led Innovation in Coffee, Spreads, Uncrustables, and Pet. He held various brand management and innovation roles at Big Heart Pet Brands, The Campbell Soup Company, and H.J. Heinz, working on such brands as Milk-Bone, Meow Mix, Natural Balance, Campbells and V8. Mr. Thomas holds a BS in Business Administration and an MBA, both from the University of Pittsburgh.

Geoff E. Tanner has been President and Chief Executive Officer since July 2023. Geoff joined Simply Good Foods as President, Chief Operating Officer, and CEO-elect, as well as a member of the Board of Simply Good Foods on April 3, 2023. He has over 20 years of experience driving financial and marketplace results for leading food companies.

From October 2019 through February 2023, Geoff served as Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer of The J.M. Smucker Company (“Smucker”). In this position, he oversaw the more than $8 billion JMS Commercial organization. He led a successful transformation of the company’s marketing and sales organizations, helping Smucker deliver successive years of growth in organic sales, profits and market share.

Prior to that, Geoff was Senior Vice President, Growth and Innovation for Smucker from 2016 to 2019, General Manager of Pet Snacks Business Unit and Vice President of Marketing from 2015 to 2016. Geoff brings significant expertise in strategy and business development, operations, brand building, innovation, omnichannel strategy and revenue management to his role at Simply Good Foods.

From 2013 to 2016, Geoff had executive roles at Big Heart Pet Brands and Del Monte Foods (the predecessor of Big Heart Pet Brands). Earlier in his career, Geoff was a senior strategy consultant at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. He has a Bachelor of Commerce from Victoria University of Wellington and an MBA from Duke University.