Marley Coffee has appointed two industry veterans to director roles within the company’s sales force. Effective immediately, Russ Stange will serve as director of sales—West Coast and Chris Mamos will serve as director of sales—East Coast. Stange previously served as senior account manager at KeHE Distributors Inc., an Illinois-based grocery distribution chain. Prior to this, […]
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List-Stoll To Succeed CFO McLevish At Kraft Upon Retirement
Kraft Foods Group says that Teri List-Stoll has joined the company as SVP of finance and will succeed current CFO Timothy McLevish in the first quarter of 2014. List-Stoll has a wealth of consumer packaged goods experience, having worked for nearly 20 years at Procter & Gamble, according to Kraft. Since 1994, she has held […]
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Mondelez Makes Region Leadership Changes In Prep For Pant’s Retirement
Mondelez International has announced that Pradeep Pant, 59, EVP and president, Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa (EEMEA), will retire at year-end. Timothy P. Cofer, 44, who currently serves as EVP and president, Europe, will replace Pant. Hubert Weber, 51, president of coffee, Europe, and leader of the company’s global coffee category […]
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Casey Named VP Of Sales For Grissom’s Foods
Mrs. Grissom’s Salads has appointed food industry veteran Alan Casey as its new VP of sales and brand development. Casey brings years of brand development knowledge and industry know-how from previous positions as VP of sales for Butterball and most recently as SVP of sales and brand development for Bubba Foods Inc., makers of Bubba […]
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Orgeldinger To Succeed Pohler As CEO Of IFCO Systems
IFCO Systems says Wolfgang Orgeldinger will become the company’s CEO, succeeding Karl Pohler who is retiring to pursue other interests. Orgeldinger also will succeed Pohler as group president of the Reusable Plastic Crates (RPCs) segment of IFCO’s parent company, Brambles Limited. Orgeldinger has been COO of IFCO since 2002, responsible for all aspects of the […]
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Wenning Announces Retirement From NGA
Tom Wenning, EVP and general counsel for the National Grocers Association (NGA), has announced his retirement, effective in December. “It has been a real honor and privilege to be a legislative, regulatory and legal advocate on behalf of independent retail grocers and wholesalers for the last 40 years before Congress, presidential administrations, regulatory agencies and […]
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J.C. Penney Taps Former Kraft Exec To Lead Marketing Efforts
Former Kraft Foods Group executive Debra Berman has joined J.C. Penney Co. Inc., where she will lead the retailer’s marketing efforts. As the company’s SVP of marketing, Berman will be responsible for leading J.C. Penney’s marketing efforts with a focus on revitalizing the jcpenney brand, building its brand architecture and communicating the brand promise. Berman […]
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Cathy Green Burns Named PMA President
The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) has appointed Cathy Green Burns as president, effective Dec. 1. The appointment, PMA says, is part of the organization’s continuing restructure of the senior leadership team. In this new role, Green Burns will focus initially on leading board and staff team development as well as lending her insight to business […]