Tennessee-based Ancient Nutrition announced that Greg Shearson has joined the company as CEO. He is adding to the leadership duo of Jordan Rubin and Josh Axe, DNM, DC, CNS, who will hold the titles of founder and chairman and founder and chief visionary officer, respectively. Rubin will continue to head up innovation for the company.

“I’m confident in Greg’s ability to bring a wealth of experience and passion to our team, as well as in his ability to shape all of us to be better versions of ourselves and to push Ancient Nutrition past its boundaries,” said Rubin. “Personally, I’m looking forward to focusing more on my true passions of product innovation, and new product development. I will also continue to be very involved with customer relationships and go-to-market strategy.”

Shearson’s relationship with Ancient Nutrition began as a part of the company’s Ancient Pioneer investor network created through a partnership with VMG Partners (California).

Shearson is a global CEO with more than 30 years of experience leading diverse organizations and executive teams to improved performance. His career is grounded in classic consumer products and brand management followed by progressive cross-functional and general management assignments in the U.S., Canada and international markets. Shearson most recently served as the CEO of Merrick Natural Pet Care for more than seven years. Shearson grew the founder-based Merrick business nearly 10 times under his leadership and, after selling to Nestle in 2015, continued to drive impressive growth through superior products and innovation.