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John Hickey, MBA

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Director, New Business and Product Development at The Peterson Company
📍 Greater Kalamazoo Area, United States

John Hickey is a sourcing leader and the Director of Business and Product Development at The Peterson Company, where he focuses on upcycled pet food ingredients. His background includes managing over $600M in procurement at Mars and $300M at Kellogg. Colleagues describe him as "inspirational, " "professional, " and "strategic. "

Outside of work, John is a proud father who supports his daughters 4H events and has served as a Den Leader for the Boy Scouts of America. He appears engaged in his local community, having recently been honored with an award from the Kalamazoo Growlers baseball team.

Unique fact: While at Mars, he was a voting Board Member for a $30 million joint venture.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Director, New Business and Product Development
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Kalamazoo Area, United States
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Upcycled Ingredients
Leads the strategic execution of a pet food ingredient start-up focused on upcycling partnerships to provide quality, nutritious ingredients for the industry.
Sustainable Sourcing
A self-described "Sustainability Enthusiast" and "UpCycle Pioneer, " he is passionate about creating value and innovation within the pet food supply chain.
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Career

Work history

10-2022
Director, New Business and Product Development
The Peterson Company
8-2021 - 10-2022
Vice President, Pet Food
OvaInnovations, LLC.
10-2018 - 8-2021
Animal Proteins Procurement, Associate Director
Mars
9-2017 - 8-2018
Den Leader, Troop #296
Boy Scouts of America
7-2017 - 10-2018
Senior Manager, Grain Commodity Procurement
Kellogg Company
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Education
2016 - 2018
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2009 - 2012
Bachelor of Science
Spring Arbor University
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