Dean Foods Appoints Jim Turner As Non-executive Chairman Of Board

(RTTNews) - Dean Foods Co. (DF) said that it appointed Jim Turner as the Company's non-executive Chairman of the Board. Turner joined the Board in November 1997.

Turner is the Principal of JLT Beverages L.P. and the owner and CEO of JLT Automotive Inc. He served as President and CEO of Dr. Pepper/Seven Up Bottling Group, Inc. from its formation in 1999 through June 2005 when he sold his interest in that company. Prior to that, Turner was the owner and CEO/Chairman of the Board of the Turner Beverage Group, the largest privately owned independent bottler in the United States.

Turner serves as the Chair of the Board of Trustees of Baylor Scott & White Health ("BSWH"), the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in the State of Texas. He also serves as Chair of BSWH's Finance Committee and as Vice Chair of its Executive Committee. Turner also serves on the Boards of Directors of Crown Holdings, Inc.; Comstock Resources, Inc.; INSURICA; and Davaco, Inc. In addition, Turner is a member of the Texas Rangers Baseball Club ownership group.

In a separate press release, Dean Foods announced that its board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07 per share. The dividend is payable on September 3, 2015, to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 24, 2015.