Manufacturing  January 20, 2017

Sports-nutrition company hires Burns as co-CEO

BOULDER — Peter Burns, former president and chief executive of Justin’s Nut Butter in Boulder, has been hired to help lead Oh Yeah! Nutrition, a maker of sports-nutrition products based in Charlotte, N.C.

Burns was recruited by New York-based CAVU Venture Partners, which has made an equity investment in Oh Yeah! Nutrition, the trade name for ISS Research LLC.

Burns will be based in Boulder and work with company founder and co-CEO Ron McAfee Jr., who is in Charlotte.

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CAVU’s managing partners Brett Thomas and Rohan Oza will join the company’s board of directors.

Oh Yeah!’s best known product is the One Bar, a snack that has 20 grams of protein and one gram of sugar. The company’s line of products includes bars, shakes, powders and supplements.

Burns was CEO of Justin’s Nut Butter for three years and led the company through the process by being acquired by Hormel Foods Corp. in 2016. Prior to joining Justin’s Nut Butter, Burns was the president of Celestial Seasonings in Boulder for Hain Celestial Group. He has also held executive jobs at Hain Celestial Group U.S., Jones Soda Co. and IZZE Beverage Co.

 

BOULDER — Peter Burns, former president and chief executive of Justin’s Nut Butter in Boulder, has been hired to help lead Oh Yeah! Nutrition, a maker of sports-nutrition products based in Charlotte, N.C.

Burns was recruited by New York-based CAVU Venture Partners, which has made an equity investment in Oh Yeah! Nutrition, the trade name for ISS Research LLC.

Burns will be based in Boulder and work with company founder and co-CEO Ron McAfee Jr., who is in Charlotte.

CAVU’s managing partners Brett Thomas and Rohan Oza will join the company’s board of directors.

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