Theresa Robbins Shea serves as our Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, having served in this role since June 2025. Ms. Shea joined the company in July 2021 as Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining Utz, Ms. Shea was Vice President & General Counsel of True Value Company, LLC. Before assuming that role in July of 2018, Ms. Shea served as Assistant General Counsel, Labor & Employment for True Value Company, LLC starting in December 2007. During her tenure at True Value Company, LLC, Ms. Shea served as Executive Sponsor of the Inclusion & Diversity Council, True Value Foundation, and led the internal COVID Crisis Team. From November 2002 through December 2007, Ms. Shea held the role of Senior Counsel at United Airlines, Inc., assisting the Company as it renegotiated all its employment commitments during its post-September 11th bankruptcy. Earlier in her career, Ms. Shea worked as an associate for Seyfarth Shaw, LLP out of its Chicago, Illinois office, focusing on Labor, Employment and Education law.
Ms. Shea earned her Juris Doctor degree, Magna Cum Laude, and her Bachelor of Arts in Teaching of English with Bronze Tablet Honors from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Ms. Shea obtained a Certificate in Executive Management from the University of Notre Dame.