Gregg Engles is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF), one of the leading food and beverage companies in the United States. Dean Foods and its subsidiaries operate over 120 plants in 36 U.S. states and Spain, and employ approximately 28,000 people.

Mr. Engles founded the company, beginning with the 1988 acquisition of the Reddy Ice division of The Southland Corporation. The company entered the dairy industry with the purchase of Suiza Dairy in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1993 and completed its initial public offering in April 1996. Primarily through an aggressive acquisition strategy, the company (formerly named Suiza Foods Corporation) has grown from $17 million in revenue in 1988 to nearly $10 billion today.

Mr. Engles obtained his undergraduate degree in economics from Dartmouth College in 1979 and his law degree from Yale Law School in 1982. After completing law school, he served as a law clerk to Judge Anthony Kennedy of the United States Court of Appeals. Mr. Engles is a member of the State Bars of Texas and Colorado.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Grocery Manufacturers of America, Students In Free Enterprise, Swift & Co., Southwestern Medical Foundation and Boys & Girls Club of America. He is also a member of the Dallas Citizens Council and the Young Presidents Organization.