Hostess Brands LLC, Kansas City, Mo., names food industry veteran William Toler president and CEO. Toler is a colleague of Hostess chairman Dean Metropoulos and previously served as CEO of AdvancePierre Foods and president of Pinnacle Foods. Longtime Hostess executive Rich Seban, who most recently served as the company’s president and COO, is now vice chairman.
“Hostess Brands has become a dynamic and highly successful business over the past year, and our unique and widely recognized brands, including Twinkies, HoHos, CupCakes and Ding Dongs, have reconnected with consumers,” says Metropoulos. “As we look forward to the company's exciting future, it is important to continue to strengthen the organization and strive to reach new levels of growth through further market expansion, new products and acquisitions.