Diamond Foods Appoints Lloyd J. Johnson Executive Vice President of Sales and Chief Sales Officer.STOCKTON, Calif. -- Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DMND), a leading branded food company specializing in processing, marketing and distributing culinary nuts According to the botanical definition, nuts are a particular kind of dry fruit.[1] Walnuts and acorns are example of nuts, under this definition. In culinary terms, however, the term is used more broadly to include fruits, and even seeds, that are not botanically qualified as and snack products, today announced that effective September 1, 2008, Lloyd J. Johnson has been appointed to the newly created position of Executive Vice President of Sales and Chief Sales Officer of the company. In this role, Mr. Johnson will report to Michael J. Mendes, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Johnson brings more than a decade of senior executive experience to Diamond Foods. Most recently he served as Senior Vice President of Expedia Partner Services Group (NASDAQ:EXPE), the world's leading online travel company, which he joined in 2005. Prior to that, he served as Vice President, Sales and Customer Development of Kraft Foods Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) is the largest food and beverage company headquartered in North America and the second largest in the world after Nestlé SA. The Philip Morris Company (now known as Altria Group), a company that produces tobacco products, acquired Kraft for International. Earlier in his career, Mr. Johnson was with Nabisco and Ernest & Julio Gallo Julio Gallo (March 21, 1910 – May 2, 1993) is one of the founders of the E & J Gallo Winery, along with his brother Ernest Gallo. Joseph Gallo was married to Aileen Gallo (b.1913–d.1999). Winery win·er·y n. pl. win·er·ies An establishment at which wine is made. Noun 1. winery - distillery where wine is made wine maker . At Kraft, one of Mr. Johnson's roles was Customer Vice President, Kroger. In this capacity, Mr. Johnson was responsible for selling the entire Kraft Foods retail product portfolio to Kroger where he led the development of trade-focused, customer-specific business plans, incorporating supply chain, consumer insights and customer marketing initiatives aligned with customer and company objectives. He also spearheaded the integration of Nabisco Biscuit Company, Nabisco Foods Group and Kraft Pizza into the broader Kraft organization. "We are very pleased to welcome Lloyd Johnson to the Diamond Foods management team," said CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Michael J. Mendes. "Lloyd's extensive food industry expertise in sales leadership makes him an ideal fit for Diamond. Given our long-term growth strategy, his insight into our market will prove invaluable." |
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