Brijesh Krishnaswamy joined Beyond Meat as Chief Operating Officer in August 2026. Before joining Beyond Meat, Mr. Krishnaswamy served in roles of increasing responsibility with ofi (Olam Food Ingredients), a global supplier of natural, sustainable food and beverage ingredients and solutions across cocoa, coffee, dairy, nuts, and spices, from 2000 to August 2026. He served as Chief Commercial Officer – North America from February 2025 to August 2026; President & Global Head of Spices from April 2022 to February 2025; and Senior Vice President & Global Head of Spices from January 2018 to April 2022. Mr. Krishnaswamy’s earlier roles with ofi included Senior Vice President & Global Head of Hazelnuts and Head of Sales – Edible Nuts, Europe; Country Head, Netherlands; Vice President, Cashews and Head of Sales – Edible Nuts, Europe; Global Product Manager, Cashews; and Business Head – Cashews & Spices. Mr. Krishnaswamy received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Bhopal School of Social Sciences, India, and an MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, India. He also completed the Advanced Management Program in Executive Education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.