Douglas Ramsey
Source: Washington County, Arkansas
Beyond Meat‘s operating chief, Doug Ramsey, left the corporate Friday, weeks after he was arrested for allegedly biting a person’s nose following a school football game in Arkansas.
The corporate had originally suspended Ramsey after the arrest became public last month. Beyond Meat revealed Ramsey’s exit in a securities filing Friday morning. CNBC has reached out to Ramsey for comment.
In September, Ramsey was charged with making terroristic threats and third-degree battery after allegedly assaulting a driver in a parking garage near Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Police said Ramsey punched through the back windshield of a Subaru after it hit the front tire of Ramsey’s automotive, in accordance with a police report. Ramsey then allegedly punched the Subaru driver and bit his nose, “ripping the flesh on the tip of the nose,” the report said. Police also said the victim and a witness also claimed Ramsey told the Subaru driver he would kill him.
Ramsey joined Beyond Meat in December. He spent three a long time at Tyson Foods, where he oversaw its poultry and McDonald’s businesses. Beyond Meat didn’t immediately return request for comment from CNBC.
The corporate said within the filing said Jonathan Nelson, its senior vp of producing operations, will permanently oversee Beyond’s operations activities. He took over Ramsey’s role on an interim basis last month.
The filing also revealed that Chief Financial Officer Philip Hardin stepped down from his post earlier this week. Hardin will leave the corporate after a roughly two-week transition period to pursue one other opportunity, in accordance with the filing.
Lubi Kutua, previously Beyond Meat’s vp for financial planning and evaluation in addition to investor relations, assumed the highest financial role on Thursday.
– CNBC’s Amelia Lucas contributed to this report.
