Anaheim-based food maker Nellson Nutraceutical named Jamie Better its Chief Executive.
Better has been chairman since 2014 and is an operating partner of Mount Kisco, N.Y.-based private equity firm Kohlberg & Co. LLC, the majority shareholder in Nellson.
Kohlberg bought Nellson in August 2013. Nellson’s growth-by-acquisition since then has included Montreal-based Le Groupe Multibar Inc. and some assets and operations of Ronkonkoma, N.Y.-based NBTY Inc., whose brands include Nature’s Bounty, Balance Bar, and MET-Rx.
Better takes the reins from Scott Greenwood, a food industry veteran who served as chief executive for about two years and remains an advisor to the company.
Nellson relocated its headquarters to Anaheim from Irwindale earlier this year that brought 225 jobs in research, development, and production to a 300,000 square foot facility.
