Our Leadership
Learn about the team that makes it happen
Our leadership team is passionate about strategic growth, working tirelessly to serve our team members, suppliers & customers.
Executive Leadership
Karl Schledwitz
Chairman & CEO
Karl provides the strategic direction of Monogram Foods, its nearly 4,000 team members and 13 manufacturing plants. Together with co-founder Wes Jackson, they founded the company in 2004 through the acquisition of regional brands King Cotton®, Circle B Brands®, and Farmers Pride® from the Sara Lee Corporation. Karl has since spent the past eighteen years raising substantial capital, building a solid stakeholder base, and fostering Monogram Foods’ continued growth.


Wes Jackson
President & Co-Founder

Matt Arinder
Chief Accounting Officer

Dawn Drewry
Chief Information Officer

Beverly Gates
Chief Legal Officer

Gary Giles
Chief Operating Officer

Jana Haynes
Chief Financial Officer

Cliff Henderson
Deputy Chief Operating Officer

Ches Jackson
President of Supply Chain

Kent Kring
Senior Vice President of Operations

Josh Murphy
Chief Supply Chain Officer

George Roden
Vice President of Operations Finance

Ana Rodriguez
Chief People Officer

Scott Torrey
Chief Commercial Officer

Joseph Wurzburg
Vice President of Treasury & Acquisitions