San Diego, California-based Bumble Bee Seafood Co. has added veteran sales executive Laura Chamberlain to the senior leadership team at the 120-year-old seafood company.
As the SVP of sales, she will be responsible for positioning Bumble Bee as a best-in-class partner for retailers across all channels while continuing to grow the shelf-stable seafood category.
Chamberlain joins Bumble Bee with more than 25 years of experience working across CPG sales organizations, including Danone North America, The Hershey Co. and Clorox. Chamberlain was acknowledged by Target for “Best in Class Partnership” for her work on behalf of Danone. 
“As seafood continues to grow in popularity, we recognized a need to add incremental sales strength to our team,” said Connie Cooper Shepherd, SVP of strategy and business development for Bumble Bee. “Laura’s background driving long-term sales growth strategies for major CPGs will be vital in moving our brand portfolio forward as we continue to develop and grow our retail partnerships and positively impact consumers.”
Known as a forward-thinking, top performer in competitive CPG categories, Chamberlain has a history of delivering innovative solutions, strategic collaboration and efficiency enhancements which have resulted strong year over year growth and marketplace performance.
“As the category leader, Bumble Bee is an iconic brand, known and loved by customers and consumers alike,” said Chamberlain. “I’m looking forward to partnering with the Bumble Bee leadership and sales team to strengthen retailer relationships so the company can continue to best meet customer needs.”
Chamberlain joins the Bumble Bee leadership team this month and will report to Cooper Shepherd.
Bumble Bee’s full line of seafood and specialty protein products are marketed in the U.S., Canada and more than 50 markets globally under brands including Bumble Bee, Anova, Brunswick, Clover Leaf, Snow’s, Wild Selections and Beach Cliff. For more information about the company, visit TheBumbleBeeCompany.com.
