June 16/Food & Beverage Close-Up -- Dean Foods Company announced that food and consumer packaged goods industry veteran Shaun Mara will join the company effective June 28, as senior vice president and chief accounting officer.
In a release dated June 11, the company said Mara most recently served as senior vice president of Finance for the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, a subsidiary of Mars. Prior to joining Wrigley, Mara held senior corporate finance positions with The Gillette Company. He also was with Staples and KPMG.