Joe Scalzo ( CLIFF GRASSMICK )
Dean Foods has promoted its WhiteWave-Morningstar group President Joseph Scalzo, 51, to the parent company's chief operating officer.

With the promotion, effective Nov. 1, Scalzo will oversee Dean Foods operating businesses, including Broomfield-based WhiteWave, Fresh Dairy Direct, Morningstar and Alpro, along with overseeing worldwide supply chain, research and development and innovation.

"Joe is an exceptional operator, whose level-headed financial discipline and collaborative leadership will be invaluable in building Dean Foods into a leading food and beverage company,” CEO Gregg Engles said in a news release Wednesday. 

With Scalzo's promotion, Blaine McPeak, 43, president of Horizon and Silk, is being promoted to president of WhiteWave Foods. McPeak joined Dean Foods' WhiteWave Division in 2007 as Horizon president.