Fabio Sandri
President and Chief Executive Officer
2020 – Present
6 years (current)
Key Decisions & Impact
Sandri joined Pilgrim's Pride as CFO in June 2011 after roles as CFO of Estacio Participacoes (Brazil's largest private post-secondary education company), CFO of dental-services provider Imbra SA, and strategy director and corporate controller at petrochemical company Braskem. He became interim president and CEO on June 15, 2020 and was confirmed as permanent CEO on September 23, 2020, succeeding Jayson Penn.
Legacy
Under Sandri, Pilgrim's Pride grew FY2025 net sales to $18.498 billion with $1.082 billion in net income, continuing the recovery that began after JBS took control following the company's 2008 bankruptcy, while operating within JBS's roughly 82% ownership stake and fending off several JBS buyout attempts for the remaining public shares. His Brazilian background and JBS-adjacent career path reflect the increasingly global, Brazilian-influenced ownership structure of the US poultry and meat-processing industry. His engineering and finance dual background, unusual among protein-industry executives, has been credited with Pilgrims improved capital discipline since his appointment.