Triona Schmelter is an accomplished leader in the food and beverage industry with extensive experience in marketing, innovation, and consumer insights. She has successfully grown large, well-known brands like Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, Velveeta, and Yoplait, and small entrepreneurial businesses like Stove Top Stuffing, Grey Poupon Mustard, and Back to Nature Dinners. Triona is a financially savvy general manager with a proven track record in customer/category leadership, revenue growth management, and strategic planning. Her talents in new product concept development, consumer segmentation and market structure, and repositioning brands have all been vital in her success.

Triona holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Art History from Marist High School and a Master of Business Administration in Marketing from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. She also succeeded in Harvard Business School Executive Education's Women on Boards certificate program.

Prior to her current position as Chief Transformation Officer at TreeHouse Foods, Triona held several executive positions in the industry. She was the Division President, Condiments and Meals Solutions, and Meals at TreeHouse Foods. At Kraft Foods Group, she was the Vice President of Meals, overseeing popular brands like Kraft Mac & Cheese, Velveeta Dinner, and Sides, and Stove Top, among others. Her previous experience also includes Senior Marketing Director of Enhancers at Kraft Foods Group, Senior Director of Health & Wellness Marketing at Kraft Foods Group, Senior Marketing Manager at General Mills, and Audit Senior at Arthur Andersen & Co.

Triona is known for her authentic leadership style, people development skills, and fostering cross-functional and peer relationships. She has served on the board of directors for Steelcase, a global leader in the office furniture industry.