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Wayne Callahan

Senior Advisor

Wayne Callahan is Senior Advisor, Vestar Capital Partners, focusing on the consumer sector. He was most recently President Global Walmart Business of H. J. Heinz where he led high-performing teams serving Walmart worldwide. Wayne’s focus was organizational design, business planning, team development, and overall growth. As a member of Heinz President Council and Heinz Global Sales Council he lead customer business planning and best practice sharing for the largest global retail customers. Additionally, he was a Director of Heinz joint venture board in South Africa.

Wayne is a customer-centered champion and owns the “Student of the Customer” trademark.

Previous Vestar board experiences include:  Delmonte Food, Big Heart Pet, Sun Products, and Woodstream.  Currently Chairman of Delta Dental of Arkansas and Director of Arvest Bank.

On a personal basis, Wayne is past President of the Arkansas State Golf Association, and current USGA National Committee member.

Wayne holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in business communication from Concordia University, Mequon, Wisconsin; a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow; and completed Stanford Director College Executive Education Program.

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