NewCold has announced changes to its leadership and organization structure as it continues its transformation into a faster, leaner and more agile company poised for global growth. The changes are designed to further strengthen the execution of the company’s strategy in regional markets. The new, simpler management structure will provide greater clarity on responsibilities, and new reporting lines will strengthen leadership accountability and long-term stewardship.
PSSI, a food safety and contract sanitation provider, appointed Doug White to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer and promoted Jake Watts to its executive leadership team as Senior Vice President of Shared Services effective immediately.
Don Shanklin has joined the rapidly growing Beckhoff USA team as Great Lakes District Sales Manager. Based in the Cleveland area, Shanklin will work to boost market share gains and increase sales from wide-ranging manufacturers and machine builder OEMs throughout Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and northern Kentucky. He will focus on strategic Beckhoff accounts and oversee the established local sales and applications engineering group’s development efforts. He reports to Midwest Region Manager Jake Schieffer.
JPG Resources, a food & beverage innovation and commercialization group, announces the hiring of Arwen Kimmell as the director of innovation marketing. Kimmell brings more than 15 years of expertise in consumer insights, innovation, brand strategy, and trend tracking to the leadership team of food industry experts.
Anchor Packaging, a leader in innovative packaging solutions that protect food and reduce waste, announced the hiring of Subbu Subramanian as Chief Information Officer (CIO).
Organ was recently appointed president and CEO at the end of 2020, but is stepping down for personal reasons.
July 9, 2021
Smithfield Foods announced it has appointed Shane Smith, a two-decade veteran of the company and, most recently, its chief strategy officer, as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Mr. Smith will succeed Dennis Organ, who is stepping down for personal reasons.
Eriez has promoted Gareth Meese to Regional Sales Director-EMEA. Meese, who formerly served as Eriez-Europe Sales Director, will now direct, align and support Eriez’ strategic sales efforts over a wider geography, including Europe, the Middle East, India and Northern Africa.
Starfrost has hired Liz Harris as Aftercare Manager, a role focused on business development and customer support for Starfrost's clients across the worldwide food processing industry.
Raley’s announced the promotion of two key leaders within the organization: Craig Benson has been named Senior Vice President, Head of Technology, and Levi Wingo's is now the company's Vice President of Operations.
Sabra announced that Joey Bergstein will join the company as President and Chief Executive Officer on July 8th. Bergstein, who most recently served as CEO of Seventh Generation, is a purpose-driven, innovative, sustainable growth leader charged with furthering the Sabra vision as a leading plant-based food brand. Sabra continues to expand its range of fresh hummus, guacamole and plant-based dips and spreads to satisfy the tastes of increasingly healthy and environmentally-conscious people.
