Boulder Brands separates chairman, CEO roles; Hughes keeps latter

BOULDER — Stephen B. Hughes has been replaced as chairman of Boulder Brands Inc.’s board of directors, but he will retain his job as chief executive of the Boulder-based natural-foods company.

Earlier this week, Boulder Brands’ board of directors appointed R. Dean Hollis as chairman of the board.

In a prepared statement, the company (Nasdaq: BDBD) said the board decided to separate the roles of chairman and CEO as part of the board’s ongoing evaluation of the company’s governance policies and practices and after considering the views expressed by various stockholders of the company.

Hollis has been a member of the board…