Chris Whitehair joined SunOpta in April 2017 as Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain. Prior to SunOpta, Mr. Whitehair was Senior Vice President of Operations for Private Brands at Treehouse Foods from February 2016 until April 2017. Before joining Treehouse, Mr. Whitehair spent 16 years with ConAgra Foods as Vice President of Supply Chain & Operations for the Snack, Private Label and International Divisions. Mr. Whitehair spent 5 years with Quaker Oats in Plant Management roles, and he started his career with General Mills in their Cereal Division.

Mr. Whitehair graduated from Kansas State University with a BS in Milling Science.