Chris McKee
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Chris McKee
President and Chief Operating Officer
McKee Foods Corporation
Collegedale, Tennessee
Appointed: December 18, 2025
Term Expires: December 31, 2027
Chris McKee has served as president and chief operating officer for McKee Foods Corporation since 2023. McKee Foods is a family-owned business best known for its Little Debbie®, Sunbelt Bakery®, and Drake’s Cakes brand snacks. The company has annual sales exceeding $1.8 billion and employs approximately 6,000 people, producing and marketing products across North America. The company’s headquarters and largest production campus is in Collegedale, Tennessee. The company also has production facilities in Arkansas and Virginia and a distribution center in Arizona.
Prior to his current role, Mr. McKee served as executive vice president from 2006 to 2023 and vice president from 1999 to 2006. Prior to these roles, he held various positions since joining the company in 1981.
He is a member of the boards of directors of the Nashville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, chair of the Collegedale Tomorrow Foundation, and incoming treasurer for the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga.
Mr. McKee holds BBA in accounting from Southern Adventist University and a Master of Management from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg School of Management.