Dave Yanda named President and Chief Operating Officer at Lakeside

In this new role, Mr. Yanda will continue to have oversight responsibility for the Company's Sales, Customer Service, and Quality Assurance functions, which will continue under the day-to-day direction of Jeff Lund (Senior Vice President, Processed Food Sales), Bob Popple (Vice President, Frozen Food Sales), Jim Ferguson (Vice President, Customer Services), and Dave Aggen (Vice President, Quality Assurance and Product Safety) respectively. In addition, Dave will also have responsibility for oversight of the Operations function, and Jim Schwarzhoff (Vice President, Operations) will report to him.

Mr. Quick will continue to have direct oversight of the Finance & Administration and Human Resources functions, which will continue to be managed on a daily basis by Russ Schmidt (Senior Vice President, Administration & Finance), and Tom Reilly (Vice President, Human Resources).

"I am very happy Dave has received this added responsibility," said Doug Quick. "He has a demonstrated record of success in his years at Lakeside and the respect of people both within and outside of the Company."

Mr. Yanda joined Lakeside in 1973 and has held various positions in Operations, Sales, and General Management, most recently as Executive Vice President. He has also served as Corporate Secretary and is currently a member of Lakeside's Board of Directors. He is past president of the Wisconsin Canned Vegetable Council, and serves on a number of American Frozen Food Institute committees. He has also served on the boards of the United Way of Manitowoc County, the Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA, and Session of the First Presbyterian Church of Manitowoc. Mr. Yanda received his B.S. in Industrial Education from the University of Wisconsin - Stout. He and his wife, Sue, live in Manitowoc. They have three adult children and five grandchildren.