Influential leaders in seafood – Part I

 
James Iacino, President & CEO of Seattle Fish Company

What would you say is a key component to your business strategy as a seafood executive?

As a seafood executive, as with any type of executive, a key component of our business strategy involves hiring and developing key people within our organization. As we continue to grow, it has been increasingly important to recruit and retain key personnel to not only provide excellent functional execution within their areas of expertise, but to provide a longer-term level of leadership to help guide our organization towards successfully achieving our corporate vision.

How would you sum up your philosophy as a seafood business leader?

My philosophy as a seafood business leader is to recruit, retain, and motivate passionate people to join my family’s historic company in our mission to sustainably feed people to ensure the health of communities and the planet. Through continued innovation, customer service, and dedication to quality in everything we do, we will succeed in achieving our mission and continue to build on our nearly 100 year legacy in the seafood industry.

What sets Seattle Fish Co. apart from its competitors?

Seattle Fish Company continues to differentiate ourselves from our competition, not only through our better operational practice, but through our incredible relationships with our numerous vendors throughout the industry and our partnership with customers and members of the communities we serve. We actively invest in new technology and our physical facility to provide the highest levels of food safety and tools to best serve our customers. In addition we have taken a clear leadership position on providing sustainability education to our customers and to work within the industry to drive positive change. These are just a few of our differentiating points, and we take pride in the success that has resulted.

What can we expect to see from Seattle Fish Co. heading into 2016?

In 2016 we will continue to grow, both organically within the markets we serve and through regional growth opportunities. In addition we will continue to innovate with new products as we look to continue to provide our customers with the highest quality seafood and unique gourmet items they have come to expect from Seattle Fish Company.