Planting Seeds at Del Monte
Our dedication starts at the top with our passionate leadership team.
Leadership Team
At Del Monte Foods, our best leaders harvest new ideas, plant the seeds for future growth and inspire all of us to eat well and make better choices. A new executive leadership team charged with accelerating growth is now at the helm of our company.
Meet our senior leadership team.
Greg Longstreet
President & Chief Executive Officer
Greg has over 27 years CPG leadership experience at three leading companies: Hormel Foods, Dole Foods, and Del Monte Foods. Greg leads the continued growth, innovation, and transformation journey of Del Monte Foods and its family of brands: Del Monte® Contadina®, College Inn®, and S&W®. At Hormel Foods, Greg served as President & CEO of two large wholly owned subsidiaries and led the successful integration of three acquisitions. He also held commercial leadership roles such as Vice President Sales & Business Development, Vice President Foodservice, and Director of Marketing & Innovation at Dole Food Company. He is a graduate of Michigan State’s Eli Broad School of Business and the USC Marshall Business School - Food Industry Management Program.
Bibie Wu
Chief Marketing Officer
Bibie leads innovation, marketing and R&D for Del Monte Foods’ powerful portfolio of brands. She has over 20 years of CPG marketing leadership experience with many well-known and respected brands at General Mills and Campbell’s, and laundry and home care at Henkel. Prior to joining our company in 2018, Bibie served as VP of Marketing, Head of Laundry Conditioners and Home Care at Henkel. She was also responsible for Henkel’s omni-channel and visual branding departments. She is a graduate of Amherst College and received her MBA from Dartmouth.
Eric Ingram
Chief Human Resources Officer
Eric oversees all aspects of human resources and human capital strategy, as well as corporate communications and sustainability. Prior to joining Del Monte Foods in 2019, he served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources for Blue Diamond Growers. With extensive human resources experience in the CPG industry, Eric previously held progressive leadership roles at Frito-Lay/PepsiCo and at Nestlé Dreyer’s. He is a graduate of Long Beach State University and received his M.A. from San Diego State University.
William Sawyers
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
William (Bill) first came to Del Monte Foods between 1993 and 2001 and rejoined the company in 2014 as General Counsel &Chief Compliance Officer. He holds over 30 years of general counsel experience including time with Shearman & Sterling, LLP in NYC, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, and Ernest Gallo Clinic & Research Center. Bill is a graduate of Williams College and holds a law degree from University of California, Berkeley.
Gene Allen
Chief Finance Officer
Gene has over 20 years CPG experience holding leadership roles in sales planning, operations, information technology, and finance. He joined Del Monte Foods in 2006, where he led business transformation initiatives and held roles as interim CIO and CFO. During a break from Del Monte, he was the COO of GL Mezzatta, Inc. In 2017, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer responsible for leading all aspects of financial management for our company. Gene is a graduate of Texas Christian University and received his MBA from Duquesne University. He is a U.S. Air Force Veteran.