Wayne Shumate

Wayne Shumate is an experienced plant manager currently employed at The Hershey Company since April 2023. Prior to this role, Wayne served as Extruded Operations Manager at Pretzels, Inc. from June 2020 to April 2023. Wayne's career includes positions such as Packaging Manager at CK Products LLC, Production Supervisor at Nestle S.A., and Operations Supervisor at Kellogg Company. Additionally, Wayne has experience as Production Supervisor at Red Gold and worked for General Mills as a Production/Warehouse Facilitator. Wayne holds an Associate's degree in Organizational Leadership from Purdue University, earned between 2008 and 2010.