Meet the Nom Squad
We’re a team of pet scholars, virtuosos, polyglots and plain old obsessives. Everywhere from our kitchens to our research labs to our corporate HQ, you'll find people working their tails off to create the best possible dog food, supplements and nutritional support a dog could ever ask for.
Leashed up everywhere from Music City to the City of Brotherly Love, our workforce backs our Nashville kitchens with fiercely loyal R&D, customer experience and marketing support.
2014
The year we were founded. Dreamed up in a 5x10 San Francisco apartment kitchen, by one very special dog and two very devoted pet parents.
170+
Dogs between us, pawing at our legs during very important meetings. Louie, Otis, Arthur, Caroline, Libby, Harlee, Franklin — these are our people.
3,000,000+
Boxes of fresh food delivered to date. A combined effort from every corner of our company, with no plans of slowing down anytime soon.
Matthew Foster
General Manager
Matthew is our General Manager and is responsible for co-creating and implementing the vision for Nom Nom. Matthew joins us after six years as General Manager of Royal Canin, Australia and New Zealand. Before this, he spent years in the fast-moving world of consumer goods, which took him to locations around the world. He holds a degree in Economics from the Australian National University. Matthew believes that pets make our world better, and it is our responsibility to make the world better for them.
Celia Glass
VP, Business & Customer Operations
Celia is our VP of Business and Customer Operations, overseeing HR, Customer Service, strategic execution, IT, and communications. Before coming to Nom Nom, Celia spent 4+ years practicing law at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz in New York. She holds a BS and a JD from Duke University, and an MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology.
Melissa Hagedorn
Chief Financial Officer
Melissa is our Chief Financial Officer, leading the finance and accounting team. Melissa is an ex-Mars Associate, having worked in Mars Wrigley (through the integration) and Mars Pet Nutrition. She left Mars to join Amazon and also worked in the healthcare industry. Melissa holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Business and a BS degree in Finance from Miami of Ohio.
Lynn Hubbard
VP, Research & Development
Lynn is our VP of Research & Development, leading the charge to deliver safe, quality meals while reducing cost and enabling growth. Lynn joined Nom Nom after 18 years in manufacturing and R&D with General Mills, as well as managing finances and operations within nonprofits. Lynn has PhDs in Biological & Agricultural Engineering as well as Food Science from NC State University.
Rachel Porges
Chief Innovation & Brand Development Officer
Rachel is our Chief Innovation & Brand Development Officer, a role in which she works with a dynamic marketing, sales and innovation team to encourage pet parents to try, buy and experience Nom Nom. She’s spent nearly 20 years in marketing and consumer strategy, formerly as CMO at Levain Bakery, VP of Sales & Marketing at JSX, and Head of Marketing at Kriser’s Natural Pet, as well as Neutrogena and Unilever. She earned an MBA from Wharton and a BS from Boston University.
Lance Qualls
VP, Operations & Supply Chain
Lance is our VP of Operations & Supply Chain, overseeing Commercial Sourcing & Operations, Planning, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, Warehousing & Logistics and Outbound distribution. Before joining Nom Nom, Lance worked at Mars for over 20+ years in various Corporate Supply & Manufacturing leadership roles with Mars Chocolate, legacy Wrigley, Mars Wrigley and Royal Canin leading numerous transformational initiatives. He has a passion for animals and our mission & purpose "why" of putting cats and dogs first in the decisions we make to ensure we make a better world for pets.
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