Ellen Taaffe

Director/Board Member at JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.

Net worth: 1 M $ as of 31/12/2025

64 year

100 connections

Consumer Services

Commercial Services

Consumer Durables

Profile

Ellen Connelly Taaffe is currently Chairman at AARP Services, Inc. since 2018, Lead Independent Director at John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. since 2011, Independent Director at Hooker Furnishings Corp.
since 2015, and Director of Women's Leadership Programs at Kellogg School of Management since 2016.
Former roles include Vice President-Marketing Quaker Snacks & Dishes at The Quaker Oats Co. from 1984 to 2001, VP-Health, Wellness Strategy & Programming at PepsiCo, Inc. from 2003 to 2005, Senior Vice President-Marketing at Royal Caribbean Group from 2005 to 2007, Vice President-Brand Marketing at Whirlpool Corp.
from 2007 to 2009, President at Ravel LLC from 2010 to 2015, and VP-Marketing Convenience Foods Division at Frito-Lay, Inc. Education includes an MBA from Northwestern University and undergraduate studies at the University of Florida.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC. 0.14%	12/11/2025	12,857 ( 0.14% )	907 704 $	31/12/2025
HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORPORATION 0.28%	06/06/2025	30,197 ( 0.28% )	340 924 $	31/12/2025

Ellen Taaffe active positions

Companies	Position	Start
JOHN B. SANFILIPPO & SON, INC.	Director/Board Member	27/01/2011
HOOKER FURNISHINGS CORPORATION	Director/Board Member	21/07/2015
Kellogg School of Management Kellogg School of Management Functions as a College/University	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/09/2016
AARP Services, Inc. AARP Services, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates membership social welfare organizations	Chairman	-

All active positions of Ellen Taaffe

Former positions of Ellen Taaffe

Companies	Position	End
Smith-Dahmer Associates LLC Smith-Dahmer Associates LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a consumer research company	President	01/01/2015
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2009
ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP	Sales & Marketing	01/01/2007
PEPSICO, INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2005
The Quaker Oats Co. The Quaker Oats Co. Manufactures beverages and other food products	Sales & Marketing	01/01/2001

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Private companies	12
PepsiCo, Inc. PepsiCo, Inc. Makes, markets, distributes and sells beverages & convenient food products
The Quaker Oats Co. The Quaker Oats Co. Manufactures beverages and other food products
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Processes and markets nuts and snack products
Whirlpool Corp. Whirlpool Corp. Manufactures refrigerators, laundry, cooking, dishwashers, freezers, mixers and small domestic appliances
Royal Caribbean Group Royal Caribbean Group Hotels/Resorts/Cruise linesConsumer Services Operates a fleet of cruise ships	Consumer Services
Hooker Furnishings Corp. Hooker Furnishings Corp. Home FurnishingsConsumer Durables Engages in the manufacturer and marketer of furniture products	Consumer Durables
Northwestern University Northwestern University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Florida University of Florida Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
AARP Services, Inc. AARP Services, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates membership social welfare organizations	Commercial Services
Smith-Dahmer Associates LLC Smith-Dahmer Associates LLC Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a consumer research company	Commercial Services
Frito-Lay, Inc. Frito-Lay, Inc. Manufactures and sells corn and potato chips
Kellogg School of Management Kellogg School of Management Functions as a College/University