Lancaster Colony Appoints George Knight to Board of Directors

WESTERVILLE, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lancaster Colony Corporation (Nasdaq: LANC) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed George F. Knight III to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Knight spent 25 years with chemical company Hexion, Inc. and its predecessor company Borden, Inc., most recently serving as Hexion’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. During his tenure at Hexion and Borden, he held roles of increasing responsibility including Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions, Vice President of Finance, and Senior Vice President and Treasurer. Mr. Knight previously held senior finance roles at Duracell, Inc. and worked as a Senior Audit Manager for Deloitte & Touche LLC.

Lancaster Colony’s Chairman, John B. Gerlach, Jr., commented, “We are pleased to welcome George to the Board and look forward to leveraging his extensive experience and leadership skills. We believe his expertise with mergers and acquisitions, as well as his deep financial knowledge, will help grow our business and deliver value for our stakeholders.”

Mr. Knight graduated from Saint Anselm College with a B.A. in economics and earned his master’s degree in accounting from Syracuse University.

About the Company

Lancaster Colony Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels.

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