Rich Mikitka

Rich Mikitka has extensive work experience in sales and leadership roles. Rich is currently the Senior Vice President of Global Sales at Nielsen-Massey Vanillas, a position they have held since 2021. Previously, they worked as the Vice President of Sales at Hugo Specialty Foods from 2019 to 2021. In this role, they led a sales team and oversaw business development activities for various retailers in the Frozen, Fresh, and shelf stable product categories.

Before that, Rich had a long tenure at Morton Salt, where they held several positions. Rich was the Senior Director of Consumer Products Sales U.S., leading a sales team and brokers for a $500MM business. Rich also served as the Director of National Account Sales and Category Management, Director of National Grocery, Drug, and Military Sales, Director of Western Region Consumer Product Sales, Western Region Sales Administration Manager, National Accounts Manager, Account Executive, and Sales Representative during their time at Morton Salt.

Additionally, Rich gained early work experience as a College Program Internship participant at the Walt Disney Company.

Rich Mikitka completed their Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Illinois State University from 1989 to 1993. Following this, they pursued a Masters of Business Administration degree with a specialization in Finance and Marketing from the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago from 1998 to 2000.