Christian Maas
Directeur Général chez Ganache Brands, Inc.
Profil
As a Director at Founders, Christian focuses on portfolio company strategy and operations, with a special focus on leading companies through change programs or other major initiatives.
He is also involved in monitoring individual portfolio company performance, and participates in diligence processes.
Since 2019, he has been serving as President & CEO of Ganache Brands / Totally Chocolate.
Founders is a family firm that combines 30 years’ private equity experience in over 80 companies with deep operating knowledge.
The firm invests its partners’ own capital and focuses on applying operating know-how in medium-sized food businesses, with a view to building thriving organizations over the long term.
Prior to joining Founders, Christian was VP Acquisition & Integration at Post Holdings and integrated American Blanching Company into Golden Boy Foods, creating a USD 300+ million revenue Nut Butter business unit.
Prior to that, he held positions at Golden Boy Foods including General Manager of the CAD 150+ million revenue Fruit & Nut business unit, and IT Director.
As General Manager, he doubled inventory turns, improved customer service, upgraded quality certifications and professionalized procurement, setting the stage for a doubling of EBITDA.
As IT Director, he created an information system infrastructure consisting of QAD ERP, Warehouse Management, MRP, SharePoint Business Intelligence and EDI integration with 70% of the business’ customer base.
Earlier in his career, Christian worked as an Operations Manager and held consulting roles at ERP solutions providers.
Christian is a BRC certified Internal Auditor and Third Party Auditor, is a Lean Sensei certified Blackbelt, is APICS certified in Production and Inventory Management, and QAD certified in Manufacturing and Distribution.
He obtained his B.A.
and M.A.
from the Tilburg University, and his M.B.E.
from the Eindhoven University of Technology.
Postes actifs de Christian Maas
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
Founders Group of Food Cos., Inc.
 Founders Group of Food Cos., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founders Group of Food Cos. Inc. (Founders Group of Food) is a private equity firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Private Equity Investor | 01/04/2016 |
Ganache Brands, Inc.
 Ganache Brands, Inc. Food DistributorsDistribution Services Ganache Brands, Inc. supplies and distributes ice cream and frozen foods. The private company is based in North York, Canada. Christian Maas has been the CEO of the Canadian company since 2019. | Directeur Général | 01/04/2019 |
Anciens postes connus de Christian Maas
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
Macdonald Meat Co. LLC
 Macdonald Meat Co. LLC Food DistributorsDistribution Services Macdonald Meat Co. LLC wholesales meats and meat products. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/03/2019 |
Seanix Technology, Inc.
 Seanix Technology, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Seanix Technology, Inc. manufactures personal computers and system design and integration. The company is headquartered in Richmond, Canada. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/12/2008 |
| Access Commerce Inc | Consultant / Advisor | 31/12/2004 |
| QAD INC. | Consultant / Advisor | 31/12/1999 |
| POST HOLDINGS, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Formation de Christian Maas
| University of Tilburg | Graduate Degree |
| Technische Universiteit Eindhoven | Graduate Degree |
Expériences
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Entreprises liées au 1er degré
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Sociétés liées
| Sociétés cotées | 1 |
|---|---|
| POST HOLDINGS, INC. | Consumer Non-Durables |
| Entreprise privées | 7 |
|---|---|
Golden Boy Foods Ltd.
 Golden Boy Foods Ltd. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables Golden Boy Foods Ltd. distributes and supplies roasted nuts, raw nuts, and dried fruit. It offers organic and conventional, private label peanut butter, nut butter, trail mixes, snacking nuts, raisins, dried fruits, baking nuts, rice, beans, lentils, peas and other dry goods to retailers as well as leading foodservice organizations and major food processors. The company was founded by Philip Dehne and Amir Virani in 1979 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Founders Group of Food Cos., Inc.
Founders Group of Food Cos., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Founders Group of Food Cos. Inc. (Founders Group of Food) is a private equity firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. | Finance |
Ganache Brands, Inc.
Ganache Brands, Inc. Food DistributorsDistribution Services Ganache Brands, Inc. supplies and distributes ice cream and frozen foods. The private company is based in North York, Canada. Christian Maas has been the CEO of the Canadian company since 2019. | Distribution Services |
Macdonald Meat Co. LLC
Macdonald Meat Co. LLC Food DistributorsDistribution Services Macdonald Meat Co. LLC wholesales meats and meat products. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | Distribution Services |
Seanix Technology, Inc.
Seanix Technology, Inc. Computer Processing HardwareElectronic Technology Seanix Technology, Inc. manufactures personal computers and system design and integration. The company is headquartered in Richmond, Canada. | Electronic Technology |
| Access Commerce Inc | |
QAD, Inc.
 QAD, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services QAD, Inc. provides enterprise software solutions for global manufacturing companies primarily in the automotive, consumer products, food and beverage, technology, industrial products, and life sciences industries. Its applications provide critical functionality for managing manufacturing resources and operations within and beyond the enterprise, enabling global manufacturers to collaborate with their customers, suppliers and partners. The company was founded by Pamela Meyer Lopker in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA. | Technology Services |
