Gay Lea Foods
Mike Renton has a diverse work experience spanning various companies in the FMCG industry. Mike currently holds the position of Chief Operating Officer at Gay Lea Foods since February 2023. Prior to this role, they served as the Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Supply Chain at Gay Lea Foods from December 2021 to April 2023. Before joining Gay Lea Foods, Renton worked at The Hershey Company, where they held the position of Vice President of Sales & Assistant General Manager from September 2017 to May 2019. Mike had previously served as Vice President of Sales from May 2015 to September 2017 and as Sales Director from June 2011 to May 2015. Renton's earlier experience includes roles at The Clorox Company, where they worked as a Senior National Sales Manager from February 2009 to June 2011, as a Customer Team Leader from February 2006 to February 2009, as a Division Sales Manager from January 2005 to February 2006, and as a Key Account Manager for Wal*Mart from February 2003 to January 2005. Renton began their career at Kimberly-Clark as an Account Manager and later served as a Customer Sales Manager for Wal*Mart from January 2001 to February 2003.
From 1990 to 1994, Mike Renton attended Dalhousie University. No degree or field of study was specified.
Gay Lea Foods
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With our roots on the farm, Gay Lea Foods has grown to become a leader in the Canadian dairy industry and the largest dairy co-operative in Ontario, with members on more than 1,395 dairy farms in Ontario and Manitoba, and more than 4,295 producer and investor stakeholders. Our dedication to innovation and the development of high quality products has allowed us to respond to consumers’ evolving tastes and grow the market for Canadian cow and, more recently, goat milk. We are a Canadian success story – and that story is far from over. Moving forward, Gay Lea Foods is poised to seize and create even more opportunities for sustainable, long-term growth in the Canadian dairy industry as we expand beyond our provincial borders, grow our foods and ingredients business, and continue to invest in innovative and industry-leading products. As much as we evolve, however, we remain a dairy co-operative, owned by dairy farmers. From our farms and production facilities, to our distribution networks and employee ideologies, we embrace and act with co-operative-inspired values, understanding there is no shortcut to quality or success. It takes commitment, passion and collaboration. Those are the things we’re made of and we’re proud to share our story. Just like the milk that comes from our farms, so too are Gay Lea Foods’ products and values born on the farm.