David Gray is the CEO of GreenSeed Contract Packaging, a contract packaging company headquartered just outside of Chicago, in Batavia, IL. The company delivers dependable, quality external packaging operations for large and mid-sized consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies that want to maximize growth by bringing premium foods to market safely, efficiently, and with less waste while meeting consumer demands. Creating shared values through people, modernization of technology, and data among his stakeholders is central to Gray’s leadership philosophy for food manufacturing. Under his direction, GreenSeed’s people-driven, growth-focused culture has been recognized by industry thought leaders like Conscious Capitalism, Real Leaders, and New Hope, and received numerous awards, such as the Supplier of the Year Award from an internationally recognized CPG brand, as well as local awards for environmental initiatives.
