Bridgette Heller named to Newman's Own Foundation Board of Directors News provided by Share this article Share this article WESTPORT, Conn., Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Newman's Own Foundation has announced the appointment of Bridgette Heller to its board of directors. The Foundation continues the work of its founder, actor/philanthropist Paul Newman, by turning all net profits and royalties from the sale of Newman's Own products into donations, totaling more than $560 million to date. Ms. Heller has been an accomplished leader of consumer businesses for over 30 years and has a track record of accelerating growth and profitability in both Fortune 100 and private equity owned enterprises. Most recently, until January 2019, Ms. Heller served as the EVP and President of Nutricia, the Specialized Nutrition Division of Danone. Previously she led major businesses and business units at Merck Consumer Care, Johnson & Johnson, Chung's Gourmet Foods, and Kraft Foods.