Lancaster Colony Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Alan F. Harris as Chairman of the Board of Directors effective January 1, 2024. Mr. Harris will succeed Chairman John B. Gerlach, Jr., who will remain a member of the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Harris has served as a director on the Lancaster Colony Board since 2008 and was appointed Lead Independent Director in 2018.

He is currently a member of the Audit, Nominating and Governance, and Executive Committees. With more than two decades of experience at the Kellogg Company in a variety of positions including Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing and Customer Officer, Mr. Harris has extensive domestic and international experience in the food industry, as well as considerable consumer marketing expertise. Mr. Gerlach was appointed to the Board of Directors in 1985 and is the Corporation's longest-serving director.

He was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 1997 and has served as Chairman since stepping down as CEO in 2017. Alan has served Lancaster Colony and its shareholders with distinction for the last 15 years.