Lynwood Mallard is SVP and CMO of J&J Snack Foods Corp., a leading snack food company providing innovative branded snack foods and beverages to foodservice and retail channels across the U.S.  Lynwood started his career in public relations and publishing before transitioning business school and then to The Coca-Cola Company where he worked for 24 years in various leadership roles in brand marketing, portfolio strategy, innovation, and commercialization.

He joined J&J Snack Foods in early 2021 and since then has led the company through significant evolution in its approach to strategic brand marketing, research and development, innovation, and corporate marketing.  He oversees marketing for all J&J brands including Superpretzel, ICEE, Dippin’ Dots, Luigi’s, Hola Churros, Dogsters Ice Cream and more, as well as all marketing for the company’s Foodservice and Bakery divisions.

Lynwood resides in Atlanta, GA with his wife, Laura and their two children.  He is active in the community as a regular contributor to Meals on Wheels Atlanta and the Peachtree Battle Alliance Association.  He earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Washington and Lee University and an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina.