Tom Werner is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Lamb Weston, a role he’s held since November 2016, and serves as a director on Lamb Weston’s Board of Directors.

As Chief Executive Officer, Tom led the organization through a spin-off from its former parent company, Conagra Brands; established an executive leadership team; and built all of the capabilities for a standalone organization. Under Tom’s leadership, Lamb Weston has grown its global manufacturing footprint through organic expansions and strategic acquisitions to maintain pace with growing global demand for french fries.

Tom has used his strategic thought leadership, general management, financial acumen, and team building skills to drive business performance and execution at Lamb Weston and throughout his career. Tom previously served as the President of Commercial Foods and interim president of private brands for Conagra. He served in roles of increasing responsibility across Conagra's Commercial Foods and Consumer Foods operating segments, during his 17-year career with Conagra Brands.

Tom holds an MBA from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an accounting emphasis from Saint Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City, Kansas.

Robert McNutt was named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in November 2016, with an effective start date of Jan. 16, 2017.

Rob joined Lamb Weston from paper company Expera Specialty Solutions, where he established a new financial organization and led all financial aspects of standing up a new company as the Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Expera, Rob was the CFO for Greif, Inc., and Boise, Inc. Rob’s extensive experience in senior financial roles, working with Boards of Directors, and a variety of external financial audiences make him uniquely qualified for this role at Lamb Weston.

Rob holds a Master of Accounting and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and Finance, both from Washington State University.

Eryk Spytek joined Lamb Weston in October 2016 as SVP, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. Eryk is responsible for managing Lamb Weston's Legal Department, and for advising the organization on various strategic, legal, and compliance matters.

Eryk joined us from Winston & Strawn LLP, where as a corporate partner he advised clients on complex corporate finance, governance, and disclosure issues. Previously, he was VP, Deputy General Counsel, and Assistant Secretary for Mead Johnson Nutrition Company, where he led corporate and regional legal teams and helped establish standalone legal and compliance capabilities; and SVP, General Counsel, and Secretary for Sirva, Inc.

Eryk earned a BA from Georgetown University, a JD from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, and a LLM from The London School of Economics & Political Science. He serves as a board member for the Lamb Weston Foundation. 

Sharon Miller was named Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Lamb Weston Global Business Unit in 2016 when the company spun from Conagra Brands. In this role, she oversees Lamb Weston’s domestic chain and global businesses. As owner of the company’s end-to-end global customer relationships, she leads a team that leverages Lamb Weston’s industry-leading innovation to create partnerships for growth.

In her prior role, Sharon oversaw the Conagra McDonald’s Business Unit, where she applied Conagra’s best capabilities towards this global customer.

Sharon held various leadership positions during her tenure with Conagra including Vice President of Sales for Lamb Weston’s European joint venture – Lamb Weston/Meijer. In her role with Lamb Weston/Meijer, Sharon contributed significantly to record-setting top and bottom line results.

Sharon’s global experience crosses 25+ years and several disciplines, including sales, customer operations, and supply chain. Her extensive international experience positions her well for managing Lamb Weston’s global customer relationships.

Before taking her position with Lamb Weston/Meijer in Europe, Sharon was a key sales and business leader within Lamb Weston in both the United States and Canada. She also held various sales positions with North American foodservice distributors. 

Sharon is a graduate of University of Guelph (Canada) and holds her MBA through a joint international program of the Kellogg School of Business and Schulich School of Business (Canada).

Gerardo Scheufler was named Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer for Lamb Weston in August 2019. He is responsible for Lamb Weston’s global end-to-end supply chain.

Gerardo has more than 25 years of Supply Chain experience, most recently as the Vice President of Global Operations at Mondelez International. During his tenure at Mondelez he oversaw a major global restructuring program to optimize the global supply chain footprint, including the manufacturing, customer service, quality, logistics, health, safety and environment, and innovation functions. In his role he had accountability for more than 50,000 employees at more than 150 global locations. Prior to his role at Mondelez, he spent more than 20 years at Procter & Gamble in a variety of roles of increasing responsibility, after starting his career in plant operations.

Gerardo earned his MBA at Instituto Autonomo de Mexico, and has a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Mechanical Engineering from Universidad La Salle.

Mike Smith was named Senior Vice President and General Manager of Foodservice, Retail, Marketing and Innovation in June 2018.

Mike has held various leadership positions since joining ConAgra Foods in 2007, most recently as Senior Vice President, Growth and Strategy where he led Lamb Weston through a continued focus on industry-leading innovation, insights-based marketing, and corporate strategy with direct oversight of the Research and Innovation and Marketing organizations. He also served as Vice President & General Manager of Lamb Weston Retail, Vice President & General Manger of Private Brands, and Vice President of Global Marketing of Lamb Weston.

Mike is a graduate of Brigham Young University and holds an MBA from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University.

John Hatto was named Senior Vice President, Strategy and Growth in January 2021. John focuses on Lamb Weston’s strategic planning process and leads strategic initiatives for growth aligned to company priorities.

John joined Lamb Weston in 2015 and led the Distributor Sales team as Vice President, Sales for the Foodservice Business Unit. John has more than 25 years of experience in the food and beverage industry, and prior to Lamb Weston worked in a variety of sales leadership roles at PepsiCo, including Vice President of Sales Strategy, Foodservice Division.

John holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing from Michigan State University.