Poppy Handcrafted Popcorn taps Susan Aplin as co-CEO, chairwoman
Aplin will co-lead company with Founder, Co-CEO Ginger Frank.
Poppy Handcrafted Popcorn, Inc. announced that global brand and business executive Susan Aplin has joined the company as its co-CEO and chairwoman of the board of directors. Aplin will co-lead the company with founder and Co-CEO Ginger Frank. Aplin will assume day-to-day leadership of the company, overseeing Strategy & Planning, Operations and Production, Finance & Accounting, Sourcing, and Growth Management, and will also chair the board of directors. Frank will oversee Product Design and Development, Brand and Creative, and the Customer Experience, and will serve as vice chairwoman of the board.
Aplin is a seasoned CEO and business leader who brings over 30 years of business experience, including retail, wholesale, and e-commerce, product development & design, supply chain, operations, sustainability, sourcing, merchandising, and entrepreneurship in public and private sectors. She has held executive roles in large global brands and key management roles taking start-ups to exit; these roles include key executive roles at Williams Sonoma, Inc., The Gap, Bambeco, The Sports Authority, Staples, BillMeLater, and The World Trade Center Institute.