Natosha Walsh

Natosha Walsh is vice president of Retail Sales – National Chains at Hormel Foods. Hormel Foods is a global branded food company with over $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 75 countries worldwide. Hormel Foods is a member of the S&P 500 Index and has been designated a S&P 500 Dividend King. Its brands include Planters^®, SKIPPY^®, SPAM^®, Hormel^® Natural Choice^®, Applegate^®, Justin’s^®, Columbus^®, WHOLLY^® Guacamole, Hormel^® Black Label^® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company has been named on the “Global 2000 World’s Best Employers” list by Forbes magazine for three straight years, is one of Fortune magazine’s most admired food companies, has appeared on Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s “The 100 Best Corporate Citizens” list and was named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek, among other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts.

Walsh graduated from Kansas State University with degrees in marketing and international business and began her career with the company in 1999. Throughout her career, she has developed a cross functional background by holding positions of increasing responsibility in sales, trade and category management, customer account leadership, supply chain and brand management. She was named vice president and senior vice president of sales in the consumer products sales division in 2018 and assumed her current position in 2022.

She has a passion to drive culture and a growth mind set within the organization and within her community. She currently is the Co-Chair of Impact Austin which is an organization that brings community leaders together to focus on driving economic growth within the Austin community.