Michael Freitas Finete

Michael Freitas Finete has over 35 years of work experience in various roles and industries. Their most recent position was as the Chief Executive Officer of Mary's Gone Crackers, Inc. starting in 2023. Prior to that, they worked as a Partner at Santo Amaro Foods from 2022 to 2023, where they provided expansion leadership to an e-commerce retailer. Before that, they served as the President and CEO of SupHerb Farms in 2022. From 2019 to 2022, they worked as the General Manager at Sensient Natural Ingredients LLC, where they focused on developing and marketing premium natural food ingredients. Additionally, they held various management roles at Santo Amaro Foods, Advance Impact SAS, General Mills, HJ Heinz - StarKist Foods Division, and Samsung. Throughout their career, Finete has demonstrated a commitment to sustainable and innovative practices in the food industry.

Michael Freitas Finete completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Management Science at UC San Diego from 1983 to 1987. Michael Freitas went on to pursue an MBA in International Marketing at the University of San Diego, graduating in 1995. In 2007, they obtained a certificate in Strategic Thinking & Management from The Wharton School. Michael also earned two certificates from Columbia Business School, one in Mergers & Acquisitions in 1999 and another in Emerging Leadership Development in 1998. In terms of language education, they obtained a certificate in Portuguese Language and Literature from Universidade de Aveiro in 1983 and pursued further studies in Portuguese Language and Literature at Universidade de Coimbra starting in 1986.