WESTERVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Lancaster Colony Corporation (Nasdaq: LANC) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Elliot K. Fullen to the Company's Board of Directors.  Mr. Fullen is currently a Senior Advisor for Arsenal Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm focusing on specialty industrial and healthcare investments.  His advisory firm, Fullen Business Consulting, works with private equity sponsors on small- to medium-size acquisitions.  Mr. Fullen's professional experience includes the role of Vice President and General Manager for the Epoxy Specialty Products business unit of Hexion Specialty Chemicals, and he also served as Hexion's Vice President of Strategy and Development.  An accomplished leader with over 30 years of experience, Mr. Fullen's background encompasses global experience leading businesses and corporate strategy spanning several industries including consumer goods, specialty chemicals and healthcare packaging.     

Lancaster Colony's Chairman, John B. Gerlach, Jr., commented, "We are excited to welcome Elliot to the Board.  His breadth of experience in strategy development and execution, mergers and acquisitions, business systems and integration, and global supply chain management will further strengthen the expertise of the Board in these areas.  We look forward to working with Elliot and leveraging his strong and diverse skill set to help grow our business and serve our stakeholders in the years ahead."

Mr. Fullen is currently a Board Member for Airnov Healthcare Packaging, a leading global manufacturer of packaging solutions to the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and diagnostic markets.  Mr. Fullen graduated from Northwestern University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering / Management Science and was also captain of the Northwestern University basketball team.  He completed his M.B.A at Purdue University's Krannert Graduate School of Management.

About the Company

Lancaster Colony Corporation is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice channels.

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