Hostess names food industry veteran Dan O’Leary chief growth officer

Hostess Brands LLC has appointed Dan O’Leary chief growth officer, a newly created position at the sweet baked goods company.

O’Leary will be responsible for general management, profit and loss, marketing and R&D for the Hostess and Voortman brands,

The new CGO comes to Hostess from Tyson Foods Inc., where he was group general manager of Tyson’s Prepared Retail segment. Before that, O’Leary held senior management positions at Mizkan America and Kraft Foods.