Todd A. Jones, CPA, joined Sandridge Crafted Foods in 2019 as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance. He also has responsibility over the company’s procurement processes and IT. 

Jones is part of a management team charged with facilitating the transition to a third generation of Sandridge family leadership upon the eventual retirement of CEO Mark Sandridge. 

His previous experience includes CFO at Thorworks Industries, an Ohio-based manufacturer of protective coatings; and partner, CFO and COO for Clinton Aluminum, a leading Midwest distributor of aluminum and stainless steel. Jones was also a partner at a regional accounting firm. 

Jones adds that the biggest change for him was managing finance for a company built around perishable goods. “The industries I’ve worked in before had products that weren’t perishable. Here we’re dealing with short shelf-life inventory in most cases, and the inventory velocity within the organization has to be much greater. It’s pretty remarkable.” 

An Akron native, Jones earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting at the University of Akron, with additional coursework in its Masters of Taxation program.  

He and his wife Missy live in Doylestown, Ohio. They have six grown children.