The Organic Trade Association (OTA) announced that communications specialist Reana Kovalcik will be joining the association as its Director of Public Affairs. At OTA, Kovalcik will be responsible for developing and managing various communications, media, and public affairs activities that impact organic stakeholders, and will act as the lead media...
Silver Spring, MD—Cara Welch, Ph.D., has stepped down as Acting Director of the Office of Dietary Supplement Programs (ODSP), and Greg Noonan, Ph.D., has taken the post. The Council of Responsible Nutrition (CRN) wrote in the association’s Daily Supplement that this isn’t a comment on Dr. Welch’s performance, but a...
Austin, TX—John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods, will retire on September 1, 2022, “to pursue some of [his] other life passions,” according to a letter he wrote to Whole Foods employees. Chief Operating Officer Jason Buechel will take up the position of CEO. In the letter, Mackey explained that he...
Washington, D.C.—The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) has announced the appointment of Douglas “Duffy” MacKay as Senior Vice President, Dietary Supplements. MacKay has over two decades of commercial and non-profit experience in nutrition research, supplement regulation, policy development, and association leadership. He was most recently the SVP, Scientific & Regulatory...
INFRA has announced Danelle Rydel as its new VP, Member Success. Rydel will be responsible for growth in membership, growth at member stores, and growth in new opportunities for the association. She has been with INFRA since 2016 and has assumed a variety of roles, most recently as Director of...
United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) announced that J. Alexander (Sandy) Miller Douglas is the new Chief Executive Officer and will serve as a member of its Board of Directors. Douglas most recently served as CEO of Staples, Inc., and prior to that was President of Coca-Cola North America, overseeing the...
Seattle, WA—Suzy Monford has stepped down from her position as President and CEO of PCC Community Markets, according to The Seattle Times. In a statement issued Saturday morning, Monford said: “I have made the difficult decision to leave PCC to pursue other career opportunities. Being part of PCC has been...
Mumbai, India, and Morristown, NJ—OmniActive Health Technologies has announced the appointment of Mark Dewis as its CEO, effective immediately. Dewis will be based in the Morristown, USA office. Founder Sanjaya Mariwala, now Executive Chairman & Managing Director, commented in a press release: “It is with tremendous excitement that I announce...
BASF has appointed Thilo Bischoff as Senior Vice President for Human Nutrition. Bischoff will assume global responsibility for the Human Nutrition business unit and represent the Nutrition & Health division in the Asia Pacific region. GoodPop has hired Rahul Shah as President and Chief Operating Officer. Shah will oversee all...
[caption id="attachment_83459" align="alignright" width="292"] Jill Daigneault. Image courtesy of Bluebonnet Nutrition.[/caption] Bluebonnet Nutrition has announced the passing of Jill Daigneault, a valued member of the Bluebonnet sales team since 2018. Pat Hessler, Director of Sales, stated: “When Bob Barrows and I first met Jill during her interview, just over 3...
