Brendan Kissane

Brendan Kissane has a diverse work experience spanning several industries. Brendan is currently serving as the Head of Trading at United Cocoa Processor, Inc. since June 2023. Prior to this, they worked as the VP of Value Creation at Utz Brands, Inc. from October 2021 to June 2023. Brendan was also the Director of US Supply Chain at Puratos from March 2021 to October 2021. Brendan's previous roles include Commercial Lead at Snavely's Mill, Inc. from September 2019 to February 2021. Brendan has a long history at The Hershey Company, where they held various positions such as Senior Director of Planning, Analytics, and IBM from March 2017 to June 2019, Senior Director of Insights Driven Supply Chain from February 2015 to March 2017, Senior Director of Global Responsible Sourcing from January 2013 to February 2015, Director of Cocoa Procurement from November 2009 to January 2013, Manager of Cocoa Procurement from April 2006 to November 2009, Senior Industrial Engineer from March 2004 to April 2006, and Industrial Engineer from August 2002 to March 2004. Brendan's early career began as a Process Engineer at Garden State Paper Company from June 1997 to July 2000, where they were responsible for continuous improvement and supplier relationships in the papermaking process.

Brendan Kissane completed their Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from Rutgers School of Engineering in the years 1993 to 1997. Brendan then pursued a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Georgetown University McDonough School of Business from 2000 to 2002.