Dylan B. Lissette was appointed to Chairperson of Utz in May 2023, after previously serving as the Company’s Executive Chairperson since December 2022, and Chief Executive Officer since January 2013. In addition, Mr. Lissette has served on the Board of Managers of Utz since June 2004. Prior to serving as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Lissette served as Chief Operating Officer from January 2011 to January 2013, and Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing from January 2008 to January 2011. Prior to his service as an Executive Officer, Mr. Lissette served Utz in several capacities since joining in 1995, including serving as Retail Sales Manager, Key Account Director, and Director of Marketing. In 2007, Mr. Lissette served as Senior Vice President — Sales Operations, where he had direct responsibility for route sales development in the Company’s Mid-Atlantic core markets and system-wide administration of the company’s DSD operations.
Mr. Lissette represents the fourth generation of family leadership and involvement at Utz and is the son-in-law of Michael W. Rice, who retired from the Utz Board of Directors in August 2024, after serving as Director and Chairperson Emeritus. Mr. Lissette also served on the Board of Directors of Hanover Hospital from August 2011 until August 2018. Mr. Lissette currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Athletic Brewing Company, a private, craft non-alcoholic beer company, having served in this role since March 2021, prior to which he served as a member of the Advisory Board from November 2019.
Mr. Lissette holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics and Public Policy from The George Washington University. Mr. Lissette brings extensive institutional knowledge and executive experience to his position on the Board of Directors, having served as the former Vice Chairperson, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Utz.