Mike Sharman joined Beyond Meat as Senior Vice President, Global Sales in October 2022. Mr. Sharman has spent the past 30 years building brands and teams in both large corporate and start-up environments. His experience includes developing and implementing route-to-market and channel strategies designed to accelerate distribution and availability. Most recently, Mr. Sharman served as Senior Vice President of Sales at NutraDried Food Company, LLC, a snack food manufacturer, from May 2022 to October 2022. Prior to that, Mr. Sharman served as Executive Vice President of Sales at Hippeas, LLC, a snack food manufacturer, from February 2021 to February 2022; Chief Sales Officer at Recess, Inc., a beverage manufacturer, from January 2020 to September 2020; and Senior Vice President of Sales at Essentia Water, LLC, a premium bottled water company, from April 2015 to January 2020. Mr. Sharman’s prior experience also includes various sales leadership roles with ZICO Beverages, KIND, Glaceau, Cadbury and the Pepsi Bottling Group. Mr. Sharman received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from the College of William & Mary.