Berner names Kelly Diamond as VP of operations

Berner Food & Beverage, a private label and contract manufacturing supplier of food and beverage products, appoints Kelly Diamond as vice-president of operations.

“Kelly Diamond is a valued member of our team, and I can’t wait to see the impact her efforts as vice-president of operations will have on our dynamic organization,” said Kurt Seagrist, CEO, Berner. “She is a proven performance-driven operations and continuous improvement leader, and she really focuses on team development. We are confident that with Kelly’s experience and dedication, she will deliver excellent operational results for the Berner team and our customers.”

As vice-president of operations, Kelly Diamond is responsible for overseeing day-to-day company operations while she works to define and implement operations strategy, to further evolve Berner processes. She manages quarterly and annual budgeting processes with P&L responsibilities, while monitoring performance to proactively identify efficiency issues and propose solutions.

Before joining Berner in 2017, Kelly Diamond spent nearly a decade at Dean Foods. She also brings experience from positions at Woodward and Anderson Packaging. She earned a bachelor’s degree in technical and scientific communication from Michigan Technical University and an MBA from Northern Illinois University.