Beyond Meat, Inc. Announced that On October 10, 2022, Philip E. Hardin notified the Company that he is stepping down as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective October 12, 2022 to pursue another opportunity. He will continue as an employee through October 28, 2022 to support a transition of the role. His decision did not involve any disagreement on any matter related to the Company's operations, financial reporting, internal controls, policies or practices.

The Board of Directors of the Company appointed Lubi Kutua, the Company's current Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations, as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective as of October 13, 2022. Mr. Kutua will serve as the Company's principal financial officer. Mr. Kutua, age 42, joined Beyond Meat as Vice President, FP&A and Investor Relations in January 2019.

Before joining Beyond Meat, Mr. Kutua served as Vice President, Equity Research, with a focus on the packaged foods and agribusiness sectors, at Jefferies, LLC from August 2015 to January 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Kutua served as Associate-Analyst, Equity Research, also focusing on packaged foods and agribusiness, and at KeyBanc Capital Markets. He began his career in financial services at Goldman Sachs, most recently serving as Associate, Divisional Management Reporting.

Mr. Kutua received his BA in Mathematics and Physics from Hamilton College, and his MBA from The New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business. In connection with Mr. Hardin's departure, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Henry Dieu, the Company's current Vice President, Corporate Controller, as principal accounting officer effective as of October 13, 2022. Mr. Dieu, age 37, joined Beyond Meat as Vice President, Corporate Controller in April 2022.

Before joining Beyond Meat, Mr. Dieu served as Vice President of Finance and Director, Finance Operation & Revenue Recognition at Tutor Perini Corporation from June 2017 to March 2022, Head of Corporate Accounting at Hulu from February 2016 to June 2017, and in various roles at Deloitte & Touche LLP from January 2009 to February 2016, most recently as Senior Manager – Assurance and Advisory Services. Mr. Dieu received a double BS in Accountancy and Finance, Magna Cum Laude, from California State University, Northridge, and holds an active license as a Certified Public Accountant in the State of California.