About

Kristy N. Waterman joined TreeHouse on July 1, 2021, and is our Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. From that time, she successfully navigated the divestiture of a significant portion of the company’s former meal prep business and is currently leading an organisational culture and process transformation, beginning with reinvigorated purpose, mission, values and behaviours. Prior to joining TreeHouse, Ms. Waterman served as senior vice president, strategy and chief administrative officer of DFA Dairy Brands, the division of Dairy Farmers of America that acquired a substantial portion of Dean Foods Company. 

Prior to DFA Dairy Brands, Ms. Waterman served as senior vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and government affairs of Dean Foods Company and had responsibility for all legal and regulatory matters. She joined Dean Foods in 2014 and held positions of increasing responsibility within the legal department. Ms. Waterman began her career in the Dallas offices of Gardere, Wynne, Sewell and Norton Rose Fulbright, where she practiced general and corporate law, with a focus on mergers, acquisitions, transactions, securities, corporate governance and reporting and filing obligations. Ms. Waterman received her undergraduate degree from University of Texas at Austin and earned her law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law.