Foremost Farms USA named Brenda Dehart as its new senior vice president, chief financial officer and member of the Executive Leadership Team, effective Feb. 5. Dehart is responsible for developing and managing the cooperative’s financial strategy, planning analysis, and reporting of short-and long-term financial objectives with additional oversight of legal. 

"Brenda Dehart’s strategic financial acumen and experience are an excellent fit for Foremost Farms,” said Greg Schlafer, president and CEO of Foremost Farms. "She has an extensive finance background and a proven leadership track record that will contribute to the cooperative’s future. We are thrilled to welcome her to our team.”

Dehart brings more than 30 years of food manufacturing and executive finance experience to Foremost Farms. Most recently, she served as the CFO for Edlong, an international dairy flavor manufacturer serving the food and beverage industry, where she had direct responsibility for all accounting and information technology departments.

"I am honored to join Foremost Farms," said Dehart. "It will be exciting to collaborate with a talented team and contribute to the company's financial success and growth.”

Dehart holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and an undergraduate degree in business finance from Concordia University – Wisconsin, and she serves on the Board of Directors for Female Strong Chicago.

As Foremost Farms welcomes Dehart, it bids farewell to its current CFO Bob Bascom, who announced his retirement after a long and successful career, with more than six years of dedicated service to Foremost Farms.