Dean Foods Company has appointed Gary W. Rahlfs to serve as its Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, effective October 23, 2019. This position will report to Eric Beringause, President and Chief Executive Officer, and will be based out of company's Corporate Headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Rahlfs has served as the company's Interim Chief Financial Officer since September 24, 2019, and as its Senior Vice President, Finance & Strategy since May 2019.

From March 2018 to May 2019, Mr. Rahlfs served as the Chief Financial Officer/Vice Chancellor for Finance at the University of North Texas. From 1994 until February 2017, Mr. Rahlfs was employed at PepsiCo Inc., where he held several positions, including Vice President Finance, Global Groups for PepsiCo, Chief Financial Officer – PepsiCo Foods Canada, and Vice President Sales Finance – Frito-Lay US-South Division.