The Bumble Bee Seafood Company has named Alex Drew vice president of customer development strategy as part of a reorganization of its commercial leadership team.
The San Diego, California, U.S.A.-based company, owned by Fong Chun Formosa (FCF) Fishery Company, said in a press release that Drew has collected more than 20 years of consumer products goods experience in retail development, project management, and business leadership in the food, beverage, and vapor industries.
The newly reorganized senior commercial leadership team includes Drew; Dan Hofmeister, senior vice president and general manager, frozen seafood; Laura Chamberlain, the company’s senior vice president of sales; and Jeanine Lewis, its vice president of brand marketing. They report to Connie Cooper Shepherd, senior vice president of strategy and business development at The Bumble Bee Seafood Company.
“In order for our company to remain hyper-focused on meeting aggressive goals, we are bolstering our commercial team leadership,” Cooper Shepherd said.
Most recently, Drew led category management and sales operations for JUUL Labs. He also spent more than 10 years at Anheuser-Busch InBev in frontline sales, category management, trade marketing, pricing, and sales strategy positions. Drew also served in senior sales leadership positions for the Kellogg/Kashi Company.
Alex’s specific experience in gathering, analyzing, and communicating data that profitably grows sales and share make him perfect for this newly-created role as we continue to position ourselves as a company that sets high standards for the industry,” Cooper Shepherd said.
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