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About Us – Footprint eliminates plastics from our food and oceans. Co-founders Troy Swope and Yoke Chung are committed to creating change by eliminating single use plastics.
Leadership Team
Brad Lukow
Chief Financial Officer
Eric Johnson
SVP of Finance
Steve Burdumy
Chief Legal Officer
Susan Koehler
Chief Marketing Officer
Todd Landis
Chief People Officer
Brandon Moore
SVP of Engineering Design
Jean Pelkey
VP of Engineering Platforms
Kent Warner
VP of Engineering Platforms
Ric Gonzalez
VP of Material Science
Yiyun Zhang
Director of Material Science
Steve Lucero
SVP of Manufacturing
Mike Rutigliano
VP of Equipment Engineering
Brett Slaughter
SVP of Planning & Procurement
Jeff Bassett
SVP of Sales
Cary Newton
SVP of Customer Acquisition
Kelly Helein
VP of Strategic Accounts
Board of Directors
Kevin Easler
Chairman of the Board – Footprint
CEO – Zenfinity Capital
Co-Founder – Sprouts Farmers Market
Les Brun
Lead director – Merck, Inc
Lead director – Broadridge
Financial Solutions
Chairman – CDK Global
Director – Corning, Inc
Former chairman – ADP, Inc
Former director and
chair of compensation committee – Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Brian Krzanich
CEO – CDK Global
Former CEO – Intel Corp
Lead director – AMS AG and Chair of Nominating Committee
Former director – Deere & Company
Former director and chairman – Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA)
Rich Daly
Executive Chairman – Broadridge Financial Solutions
Former CEO – Broadridge Financial Solutions
Former director – ADP, Inc
Director – SIFMA Foundation
Manu Bettegowda
Partner – Olympus Partners
Director – Liquibox
Director – Foodware Group
Director – AmSpec
Director – Tank Holding Corp.
Former Director – Waddington Group
Former Director – Pregis
Troy Swope
CEO – Footprint
Co-Founder – Footprint
Yoke Chung
CTO – Footprint
Co-Founder – Footprint
Employee Spotlight: EU Team
Alex
Favorite Hobby/Passion: Rugby
Role Model:
Dave Grohl
Favorite Project: European Meat Tray Market
Special Power:
Telekinesis
Beach or Mountains: Mountains
Favorite Animal: Scorpion
René
Favorite Hobby/Passion: Entrepreneur, accomplish with a team
Call me the Guru of: Getting things done
Favorite Project: Forming Equipment Evaluation
Special Power: Perseverance
Beach or Mountains: Mountains
Favorite Animal: My Dog
Gordon
Favorite Hobby/Passion: 1970s Funk Music
Role Model: David Attenborough
Favorite Project: Anything involving spicy food for taste trials.
Special Power: Invisibility (I think……. can you see me?)
Beach or Mountains: Beach all day
Favorite Animal: Badger
Eugene
Favorite Hobby/Passion: Traveling & Badminton
Call me the Guru of: Innovation and Negotiation
Favorite Project: Driving new business opportunities and new product development globally
Superpower I Wish I Had: Mental Manipulation & Alchemy
Beach or Mountains: Beach
Favorite Animal: Dog
Daniel
Favorite Hobby/Passion: Traveling
Call me the Guru of: Swimming
Favorite Project: Cooler
Superpower I Wish I Had:
The ability to fly
Beach or Mountains: Beach
Favorite Animal: Golden Retriever
Mily
Favorite Hobby/Passion: My Dog
Call me the Guru of: Dark Chocolate
Favorite Project: Cup lids, they are just so adorable
Special Power: Walk really fast
Beach or Mountains: Mountains
Favorite Animal: Llama
PC
Favorite Hobby/Passion: Traveling; Teaching kids
Call me the Guru of: Do what I say and say what I do
Favorite Project: Projects that able to safe planet (eliminate plastic NOT Superman)
Special Power: Learn new stuff
Beach or Mountains: Beach
Favorite Animal: Dog
Austin
Favorite Hobby/Passion: My dog
Call me the Guru of: Off road destinations
Favorite Project: Testing our most powerful straws
Superpower I Wish I Had: The ability to fly
Beach or Mountains: Mountains 100% all day long!
Favorite Animal: Sloths
Brianna
Favorite Hobby/Passion: Traveling
Call me the Guru of: Photography
Favorite Project: Booth design for Super Bowl LIVE
Superpower I Wish I Had:
Mind Control
Beach or Mountains: Mountains
Favorite Animal: Goats. Give me all the goats.
Chee
Favorite Hobby/Passion: Backpacking and Hiking
Call me the Guru of: Camping adventure
Favorite Project: Patty tray
Special Power: Smoke come out from head (Cranking out design fast)
Beach or Mountains: Mountains
Favorite Animal: Dog
Yiyun
Favorite Hobby/Passion: Hiking
Call me the Guru of: Shopping
Favorite Project: Putting power into the Power Bowl
Special Power: Creating barrier Technology, strong like Captain America’s shield
Beach or Mountains: Beach
Favorite Animal: Labrador
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