Vital Farms (NASDAQ: VITL) has appointed William B. (Billy) Cyr to its board of directors effective July 1, 2025. Cyr, an accomplished business leader with over 40 years of experience in the consumer packaged goods space, has previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Freshpet, Inc., and also held leadership positions at Sunny Delight Beverages Co. and Procter & Gamble.
With this appointment, Vital Farms now has nine board members, and Cyr will serve on the board's audit committee, replacing current audit committee member Karl Khoury, who will join the board's nominating and governance committee. Khoury, in turn, will replace Denny Marie Post, who will continue to serve as the board's lead independent director.
Vital Farms, a certified B Corporation, is a national consumer brand that works with over 450 family farms and is the leading U.S. brand of pasture-raised eggs by retail dollar sales. Its products, including shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, and liquid whole eggs, are sold in approximately 26,000 stores nationwide and can also be found on menus at hundreds of foodservice operators across the country.
As the company continues to expand its reach and impact, it aims to establish itself as America's most trusted food company, prioritizing the long-term benefits of its stakeholders, including farmers and suppliers, customers and consumers, communities and the environment, and crew members and stockholders. Following these announcements, the company's shares moved 0.3%, and are now trading at a price of $39.54. For the full picture, make sure to review Vital Farms's 8-K report.
