Hormis Tharakan

Hormis Tharakan is an experienced operations leader currently serving as the Director of Operations West at CHEP since August 2024, overseeing four plants and multiple third-party logistics providers with six direct reports and 200 indirect reports. Prior roles include Vice President of Operations at Silver Hills, where responsibilities encompassed manufacturing, procurement, and quality for a 24-hour plant producing 10,000 loaves daily, and Chief Operating Officer at General Assembly Pizza, notable for opening a new plant producing 5,000 pizzas per day. Tharakan's background also includes significant roles at Nature's Path Foods, where responsibilities spanned manufacturing and supply chain management across multiple plants, and director-level positions at Bosley's/Pet Value and Best Buy. Tharakan holds an MBA in Management and Marketing from Wayne State University and a Yellow Belt certification from Kaizen Education Foundation.