B&G taps Hain Celestial exec as EVP of sales

PARSIPPANY, NJ. — John Ozgopoyan has joined B&G Foods Inc. as executive vice president of sales.

Parsippany-based B&G said Ozgopoyan’s hiring is effective Jan. 5. As part of the company executive leadership team, he will report directly to Casey Keller, president and chief executive officer.

Ozgopoyan brings over 20 years of experience in the consumer packaged goods arena to B&G. Most recently, he was chief customer officer for North America at Hain Celestial from August 2024 to December 2025. 

Before that, Ozgopoyan spent 16 years in the beauty, health and personal care, and home care CPG markets. That period included more than 3 years at L’Oreal as a senior vice president of sales from July 2021 to September 2024; nearly 14 years at Reckitt Benckiser from 2007 to 2021, most recently as general manager of sales for RB Health US and as a vice president of sales; and more than 2 years at Church & Dwight as a customer development and category adviser for the mass retail channel. Earlier, he spent a year at Information Resources Inc. (now Circana) as a project manager.

“John is an experienced sales executive who develops strong relationships with customers,” Keller said. “We are excited to bring John’s sales leadership, customer development and sales execution skills to B&G Foods as we continue to sharpen our focus on our core brands and improving our base business net sales.”