Dreyer´s Grand Ice Cream Annouces Executive Changes

OAKLAND, Calif., May. 08 /PRNewswire/ --

OAKLAND, Calif., May 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc. has announced two senior executive changes. Tony Sarsam has been named executive vice president of sales and operations, and Rhonda Ramlo has been named executive vice president of marketing, replacing Tyler Johnston who will be retiring this summer after 20 years with the company.

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Tony Sarsam joined in 2006 as executive vice president of operations and supply chain. In this expanded role, he is responsible for sales, distribution, supply chain, information systems and operating business strategy for all of Dreyer's ice cream and frozen dessert products. He joined Dreyer's following a 20-year career with PepsiCo's Frito-Lay business, where he progressed through a series of leadership position in manufacturing, supply chain, finance, sales and strategy. Sarsam, 46, has a degree in Chemical Engineering from Arizona State University and a MS in Management from Stanford. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of the Bay Area.

Rhonda Ramlo, a 14-year veteran of Dreyer's, assumes the head marketing job for the company which manufactures and markets the country's leading ice cream and frozen snacks brands, including Dreyer's, Edy's, Haagen-Dazs, Nestle and Skinny Cow. Previously, Ramlo, 48, was executive vice president of sales and distribution, having worked her way through a number of executive positions including director of strategic sales development, vice president and division manager, and senior vice president of sales. Prior to joining Dreyer's, Ramlo spent eight-and-a-half years in marketing with The Clorox Company where she advanced to group marketing manager of the food division. Ramlo has a BA degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a MBA from Harvard University.

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries manufacture and distribute a full spectrum of ice cream and frozen dessert products. Brands of frozen dessert products currently manufactured or distributed by Dreyer's in the United States include Grand, Slow Churned(R), Dibs(R), Haagen-Dazs(R), Nestle(R) Drumstick(R), Nestle Crunch(R), Nestle(R) Butterfinger(R), Nestle(R) Toll House(R), Nestle(R) Carnation(R), Nestle(R) Push-Up(R), Frosty Paws(R), Eskimo Pie(R), Chipwich(R), Fruit Bars, Starbucks(R) and The Skinny Cow(R). The company's premium products are marketed under the Dreyer's brand name throughout the Western states and Texas, and under the Edy's(R) brand name throughout the remainder of the United States. Internationally, the Dreyer's brand extends to select markets in the Far East and the Edy's brand extends to the Caribbean and South America. For more information on the company, please visit http://www.dreyersinc.com.

The Starbucks trademark is owned by Starbucks U.S. Brands, LLC and is licensed to the Starbucks Ice Cream Partnership, a joint venture partnership between Dreyer's and Starbucks Holding Company.

In the U.S. the Haagen-Dazs trademark is sub-licensed to Dreyer's by Nestle.