Chobani announced two executive leadership appointments, effective immediately. Tarkan Gürkan was named Chief Financial Officer. Kenneth Bishop was appointed to the new role of Senior Vice President International Market Development.
“I have known Tarkan for years, and for the past three months, he successfully served as our Interim Chief Financial Officer. I am happy to have him on board full-time and excited to have Ken join the Chobani family,” commented Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Chobani. “I am immensely proud of what we have built at Chobani and am pleased to have Tarkan and Ken as part of the team that will lead us into our next phase of growth. These two leaders understand our culture and values of doing well by doing good, and their perspectives will be essential as we continue on our journey to make good quality food for everyone.”
Both Gürkan and Bishop will join the company’s Executive Leadership Team and report directly to Kevin Burns, Chobani President and Chief Operating Officer.
“I am happy to welcome both Tarkan and Ken to the Chobani family,” said Kevin Burns, Chobani President and COO. “With Tarkan’s excellent financial experience and Ken’s knowledge of international markets, I am confident we have the right leadership team in place to continue building on the positive momentum we are currently seeing in the business and our focus remains on strong execution and driving profitable growth.”
