Mid America Pet Food Appoints Two New Executive Team Members

March 12, 2025

Brandon McKay will be the company’s chief financial officer, while Dan Baker will become the chief supply chain officer.

Andy Hanacek

Mid America Pet Food has appointed Brandon McKay to be its chief financial officer and Dan Baker to be its chief supply chain officer.

Baker led Mid America’s supply chain on an interim basis over the past year and is being elevated to his new role after he drove significant change management across the supply chain, encompassing operations, quality, safety, customer service, performance tracking and procurement. He has brought 30 years of pet-food industry experience to the company, having worked previously for Mars Pet Nutrition and Red Collar Pet Foods.

McKay brings more than two decades experience in finance, accounting, information technology and accounts receivable leadership for consumer packaged goods brands such as Flagstone Foods and General Mills. He will lead Mid America’s finance team looking to drive sustainable growth for the company’s brands, including Victor Super Premium Pet Food and Nature’s Logic, among others.

Joining McKay’s finance team is Collin Rooney, who will become vice president of financial planning & analytics (FP&A) and data analytics, the company noted. Rooney has been with Mid America since 2022, having joined the company following stints at PetPeople and Abercrombie & Fitch.

About the Author

Andy Hanacek | Senior Editor

Andy Hanacek has covered meat, poultry, bakery and snack foods as a B2B editor for nearly 20 years, and has toured hundreds of processing plants and food companies, sharing stories of innovation and technological advancement throughout the food supply chain. In 2018, he won a Folio:Eddie Award for his unique "From the Editor's Desk" video blogs, and he has brought home additional awards from Folio and ASBPE over the years. In addition, Hanacek led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years and was vice president of communications for We R Food Safety, a food safety software and consulting company.