DENVER — Jon Heussner has been named vice-president of operations at MusclePharm Corp., a sports nutrition company. Mr. Heussner brings to MusclePharm more than 30 years of experience in business-to-business and business-to-consumer operations, with expertise in operations management, engineering, contract manufacturing, new product commercialization and project management. He has held senior management positions at the Hain Celestial Group, ConAgra Foods, Tyson Foods and Gilroy Foods & Flavors.
“Jon will fit nicely into our improvement plan, helping reshape our supply chain operations,” said Ryan Drexler, executive chairman of MusclePharm. “He is a veteran in supply chain and manufacturing, with a vast array of critical relationships that will bring tremendous value and cost savings to the company, creating efficiencies. This hiring further enhances our capabilities in order to build a best-in-class supply chain and operations team.”