Golden State Foods (GSF), one of the largest diversified suppliers to the foodservice and retail industries, promoted Brad Tingey to corporate vice president and chief accounting officer, and appointed Randy Herrel Jr. to group vice president, Finance. Based in GSF's Irvine, California, corporate headquarters and partnering with all GSF business units across the globe, Tingey leads all accounting, tax and financial planning and reporting functions. Herrel oversees operational performance measurement to ensure alignment on growth and operational priorities.
A GSF associate since 2013, Tingey has played a key role in building a team of very talented professionals with the technical skills and business acumen required for effectively guiding the financial affairs of GSF's global portfolio of companies. In his expanded role, he collaborates with GSF leadership in pursuit of streamlined, insightful, and actionable management reporting, while continuing to focus on areas such as working capital management.
Tingey previously earned a promotion in 2019 to serve as GSF's Corporate Vice President, Finance, after helping lead business analysis and development of various business models for GSF. Earlier in his career, he held various managerial roles with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in Southern California and New Jersey over the course of a decade.