People on the Move
PROCESSORS
Kraft Foods Inc. — Mary
Beth West has been appointed executive
vice president and chief marketing officer of the Northfield, Ill.-based
company. West, a 21-year Kraft veteran, had been group vice president and
president of North America beverages, overseeing both coffee and
refreshment beverage brands.
Stonyfield Farm — Esteve Torrens has been named
vice president of marketing for the Londonderry, N.H.-based company, and Michael Johnson has been named
vice president of sales.
PROCESSOR SUPPLIERS
Multivac Inc. — Don
Smith, chief technical officer of the Kansas
City, Mo.-based company, has retired.
Stanpac Inc. — Chris Boynton joins the
Lewiston, N.Y.-based company as ice cream packaging consultant.
R&D SUPPLIERS
Kerry Group/Kerry Americas — Stan McCarthy has been appointed
chief executive designate for Kerry Group in Tralee, Ireland, and Gerry Behan has been
appointed president and chief executive officer designate of Kerry
Americas, effective January 1.
Wixon Inc. — Mariano Gascon has been
promoted to vice president of research and development for the St. Francis,
Wis.-based manufacturer of a comprehensive line of ingredients for the food
and beverage industries.
