Beyond Meat appoints OFI executive as chief operating officer

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    "title": "Beyond Meat appoints OFI executive as chief operating officer - theplantbasemag.com",
    "contact": "Brijesh Krishnaswamy",
    "excerpt": "Beyond Meat has appointed Brijesh Krishnaswamy, currently chief commercial officer for North America at Olam Food Ingredients (OFI), as its new chief operating officer. Krishnaswamy is expected to take up the COO role on a part-time basis from 24 August 2026, before converting to full-time employment from 30 September 2026. In a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing, alt-meat maker Beyond disclosed that it has sent an offer letter to Krishnaswamy, dated 26 July. Upon Krishnaswamy’s expected full-time employment commencement date, Beyond’s interim chief transformation officer, John Boken – who has been serving as interim COO since 17 May 2026 – will no longer be required to fulfil the duties of the COO role. During his time at OFI, spanning more than two decades, Krishnaswamy has served in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility. OFI is a global supplier of natural food and beverage ingredients and solutions across cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts and spices. He has been the company’s CCO for North America since February 2025. Prior to this, he served as president and global head of spices from April 2022, and senior vice president and global head of spices from January 2018. Earlier roles included senior VP and global head of hazelnuts, head of sales for edible nuts in Europe, country head of the Netherlands, and more. Krishnaswamy joins Beyond at a time of...",
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