Ten Acre Marketing, a full-service agricultural marketing firm, expanded its team, tapping fresh produce marketing veteran Mary Coppola Heslep. She joins Ten Acre Marketing as senior vice president of creative after leading the communication and marketing function for United Fresh Produce Association over the past seven years.

Louis Rakoczy has joined Ocean Mist Farms as chief finance officer and Kevin Healy has joined the leading grower and marketer of fresh artichokes as its grower relations manager.

The Ontario Produce Marketing Association announced the appointment of seven new board members at its Annual General Meeting held June 9. The newly elected directors will serve three-year terms from 2021 to 2024.

The directors joining the OPMA’s board are Ryan Goad from Loblaw Cos.; Dan Tukendorf from the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association; Madison Hopper from Equifruit; Andrew George from EarthFresh Farms; Marc Wall from Sandy Shore Farms; Amanda Knauff from Taylor Farms; and Matthew Quiring from Nature Fresh Farms.

Category Partners has promoted Jashon Newlun to the position of senior analyst. Newlun originally joined the Category Partners team last year as an analyst focused on the core client deliverables, including retail sales analysis, consumer research analytics and data reporting platform (CP Conduit) support.

Ocean Mist Farms CEO and President Joe Pezzini will step down from this role effective June 30. He has been a consistent face and voice of this nearly 100-year-old brand for 21 years, and his legacy will be evident as the company moves forward toward its centennial celebration.

Kwik Lok Corp., headquartered in Yakima, WA, has created a new position, director of global supply chain, to oversee strategic supply chain management with a focus on ethical procurement and sustainability.  Maggie Brown, a seasoned procurement professional has accepted the role and will report to Kwik Lok's chief operating officer, Jeff Scott, at Kwik Lok’s headquarters.