Sally Grimes

CEO at Clif Bar & Company

Sally Grimes is currently the CEO at Clif Bar & Company, a position they have held since May of 2022. Prior to their current role, Sally served on the Board of Directors for The Economic Club of Chicago from June 2019 to May 2020. Sally also served as the Group President of Prepared Foods for Tyson Foods from August 2014 to January 2020, where they were responsible for $10 billion in revenue and one-third of the company's earnings. In addition, Sally has also served as the Chief Innovation Officer & President of Gourmet Foods Group for Hillshire Brands from July 2012 to August 2014, and as Global Vice President of Marketing Sharpie/Papermate for Newell Brands from June 2007 to July 2012.

Sally Grimes has a Master of Business Administration from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an Executive Education in Agribusiness from Harvard Business School.

Some direct reports include Hari Avula - Chief Financial and Strategy Officer, Roma McCaig - SVP, Impact and Communications, and Rizal Hamdallah - Chief Innovation Officer.

Timeline

  • CEO

    June 1, 2020 - present

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