AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a supplier of near-and post-harvest produce freshness solutions, announced four key appointments to its senior leadership team. These new leaders will strengthen its leadership and enhance its capabilities in global operations, manufacturing, information technology (IT), digital solutions and human resources.
“We have appointed new leaders to our senior team who will bolster our capabilities and enhance our ability to support our customers,” says Clint Lewis, chief executive officer. “These new leaders will help strengthen our operations from supply chain and external supplier relationships to direct customer service support; lead our global IT strategy; continue to advance our FreshCloud™ digital quality platform and help bring the best talent to our organization.”
Left to right: Claudio Rodrigues, Ian MacKellar
Ian MacKellar, chief operations officer:
MacKellar will lead the global operations group and ensure the company delivers consistent, high-quality products and service that differentiate it from the competition to over 3,700 customers worldwide. He has over 30 years of manufacturing and supply chain experience. Most recently, he was the site leader for Pfizer’s McPherson facility in Kansas. MacKellar is a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and has been successful in delivering transformational improvements in operational performance and cost. He holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University.
Claudio Rodrigues, chief information officer:
Rodrigues will use his 29 years of IT and cybersecurity experience to strengthen the focus and impact of AgroFresh’s global IT strategy. He most recently served as executive director and head of IT for Noven Pharmaceutical. Prior to Noven, Mr. Rodrigues held several senior-level positions with Stiefel and Pfizer in Corporate IT (CIT). Rodrigues holds a B.S. in Computer and Information Science from The Ohio State University and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
Left to right: Bradford Warner, Kristi Reinholz
Bradford Warner, executive director of digital and data business: Warner will lead efforts in developing and executing a comprehensive digital business strategy and identify new opportunities for the company to expand its end-to-end digital quality inspection platform, FreshCloud, to new regions and in new crops. He has more than 25 years of experience and most recently led the commercial development of agricultural data-as-a-service and ESG offerings for AGI Digital. Mr. Warner holds a B.A. from Truman State University and an M.A. from Old Dominion University.
Kristi Reinholz, chief human capital officer:
Reinholz will lead the global human capital strategies to attract, develop and retain a customer-focused organization to deliver its mission. Most recently, Reinholz served as the chief people officer for Unilever North America and brings more than 25 years of building high-performing teams and cultures across pharmaceuticals, beauty and CPG companies. She holds a B.A. degree in Psychology from Elon University.
For more information:
Rochelle Schnadt
AgroFresh
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https://www.agrofresh.com/