Langen, Germany — Sabinsa Corporation has named Dr. Umar Jan resident directory of Sabinsa Europe, GmbH. He has been working for the company the previous four years, as prokurist [sic] and technical sales manager, where he was responsible for scientific aspects of the sales department, describing Sabinsa’s portfolio of products...
Terry Moody is new CEO of Alpha Packaging, St. Louis, MO. He had been CEO of the Metal Cutting & Composites business unit of Fives Group and has more than 30 years of experience in specialty manufacturing. Mike DiBiasa, general manager, U.S. nutritionals and digestive health at Bayer Consumer Health...
Andrew Balducci, owner of the famous Balducci's specialty foods and produce market, died on March 22, 2018 at the age of 92 of acute leukemia. Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to Maria Miscioscia and Louis Balducci, he spent his childhood in Corato, Italy, before emigrating back to the United States at the...
Megan Olsen joined the Council for Responsible Nutrition as its new assistant general counsel based in Washington, D.C. She most recently held the position of special counsel for Wiley Rein LLP in Washington, D.C. Prior to that, she spent over two years as senior counsel at the Walgreen Co. Vitamin...
Frédéric Boned, a Swiss and French national, has been appointed VP EMEA DSM human nutrition and health by DSM. Boned completed a chemical engineering degree at the Engineering School in Geneva and received an EMBA at the Business School of Lausanne. He has worked at DSM since 2012, holding senior...
Christina Minardi was promoted to EVP of operations at Whole Foods Market, where she will co-lead the retailer’s integration with Amazon, reimagining the customer experience and driving ecommerce initiatives. She will also expand her responsibility for store and regional programs to four regions. Previously, Minardi oversaw 40 stores in three...
Pete Plamann is the new president of Scottsdale, AZ- based Styr Labs, an AI-based personalized nutrition company. He was most recently VP of innovation wellness solutions at UnitedHealthcare. Former Virgo CEO John Siefert was named CMO. Jill Staib joins William Hood & Company as a director based in New York.
Greensboro, N.C. — Larry Appel is the new president and CEO of specialty grocer The Fresh Market, the company announced. He joins the 176-store chain with nearly 30 years of experience in retail, legal and corporate strategy. Brian Nicholson, the company’s chief financial officer who served as the company’s interim CEO,...
Forsyth, MO -- Dietary supplement industry leader National Enzyme Co., named Nicholas (Nick) Bruns, Ph.D. president and CEO. Taking the reins from recently retired Charlie Amidon, he joins the NEC team with nearly 30 years of industry experience. Bruns was most recently SVP, global product management, for Glanbia. Detroit, MI...
Golden Valley, MN — John Foraker, a leader of organic food brand Annie’s for the past 17 years, is stepping down from the company General Mills purchased in 2014 to get back to his entrepreneurial roots at a Bay Area startup he says will disrupt the organic foods industry. The Star...
