Following the acquisition ofMerical Inc., Linden Capital Partners LLC has named Operating PartnerBrian Smithas the interim CEO.

EAS Consulting Group, LLChas hired Domenic Veneziano as advisor for import operations. He is a veteran FDA specialist with over 24 years of experience.

Krista McCayhas been appointed to Atchison, KS-basedMGPas director of microbiology. She was previously a microbiology laboratory supervisor for Schwan Food Company in Salina, KS.

Portland, OR-basedPacific Seafood Companyhas hiredKeagan J. Kerrfor the newly created position of chief human resources officer in which he will report directly to CEO Frank Dulcich and be responsible for the firm’s global human resources and talent strategy.

Published in WholeFoods Magazine November 2016