Who is the CEO of Tyson Foods?

Donnie King is president and chief executive officer of Tyson Foods.

Who is Tyson Foods' CFO?

Curt Calaway is Tyson Foods' chief financial officer.

How many employees does Tyson Foods have?

Tyson Foods has about 142,000 team members.

Who should you contact to sell into Tyson Foods?

Use the relevant supplier, procurement, plant, IT, commercial, or investor channel. Avoid guessed personal executive emails.

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Who are Tyson Foods' decision-makers?

Tyson Foods is led by Donnie King, with Curt Calaway as CFO and Wes Morris as COO. Buying decisions are often operational and cross-functional, involving business segments, plants, procurement, food safety, IT, finance, legal, and commercial teams.

CEO: Donnie King
CTO/key exec: Mike Wheeler
Founded: 1935
Employees: 142,000
HQ: Springdale, AR
Notable: OneTyson HQ consolidation

Donnie KingPresident and Chief Executive OfficerCEO since 2021; long-tenured Tyson operatorLeads enterprise strategy, operations, portfolio execution, and protein-cycle management.
Curt CalawayChief Financial OfficerCFO since 2024Leads finance, capital allocation, reporting, liquidity, and investor communications.
Wes MorrisChief Operating OfficerCOO named 2026Oversees business segments and operating execution across Tyson's protein platform.
Adam DeckingerChief Legal and Administrative OfficerEnterprise leadership teamLeads legal, governance, and administrative functions.
Mike WheelerChief Technology OfficerEnterprise leadership teamLeads technology strategy, digital systems, and transformation priorities.

Who leads Tyson Foods?

Donnie King leads Tyson as president and CEO, with Curt Calaway as CFO and Wes Morris as COO. The enterprise leadership team also includes legal, people, technology, and operating executives who support the company's four-segment protein model.

Who actually makes buying decisions at Tyson Foods?

For plant technology and operations, decision-makers include plant leadership, operations, food safety, quality, maintenance, procurement, IT, finance, and legal. For branded and customer-facing tools, commercial, retail, foodservice, marketing, insights, and category teams become more important.

How is Tyson Foods organized as it scales?

Tyson operates around Beef, Pork, Chicken, Prepared Foods, and International/Other activity, with corporate teams consolidated around Springdale. Sellers should map the segment, plant network, brand/channel team, and technology owner before outreach.

As of June 2026.Sources:Tyson Foods leadership Tyson Foods contact page

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