B&G Foods Inc., Parsippany-based maker of brands such as Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Green Giant and Ortega, said Jan. 5 it hired John Ozgopoyan as executive vice president of sales, effective immediately.
As a member of B&G Foods’ executive leadership team, Ozgopoyan will report directly to Casey Keller, president and chief executive officer.
Most recently, Ozgopoyan served as chief customer officer – North America at Hain Celestial from August 2024 to December 2025. Prior to that, he was a senior vice president at L’Oreal from July 2021 to July 2024. Ozgopoyan served in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility at Reckitt Benckiser from 2007 to 2021, including as a general manager of sales for Health US and as a vice president of sales.
“John is an experienced sales executive who develops strong relationships with customers,” said Keller. “We are excited to bring John’s sales leadership, customer development and sales execution skills to B&G Foods as we continue to sharpen our focus on our core brands and improve our base business net sales.”
B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
