GreenSpace Recruits North America Sales Leader with Robust Consumer Packaged Goods Expertise
TORONTO, July 27, 2021 /CNW/ - GreenSpace Brands Inc. ("GreenSpace" or the "Company") (TSXV: JTR), a leader within the organic and plant-based food industry, announces the appointment of Doug Fraser to the newly created position of Vice President Sales, North America, effective July 27th, 2021.
Doug is an accomplished sales professional with over thirty years of proven sales and leadership experience with top-tier Consumer Packaged Goods companies, including Kraft Canada Inc., PepsiCo Canada, Reckitt Benckiser, Mondelez International and Nabisco Ltd. In his most recent position as Director of National Accounts and E-Commerce at I-D Foods Corporation, Doug delivered strong results across a large omni-channel customer team, resulting in significant revenue acceleration and profitable growth in his $100+ million portfolio. Doug has deep relationships across the industry's entire retailer network given his sales leadership experiences and proven impact over his career.
"I'm excited to join the senior management team of GreenSpace to lead the Sales function across North America," says Doug Fraser. "The business is poised for tremendous growth, and I look forward to building strong customer collaboration and ensuring a profitable growth mindset is embraced across the team. GreenSpace has significantly improved customer service levels across the business in a few short months and will soon introduce a robust new product pipeline that will be executed with excellence by the entire Sales team."
"I am delighted that Doug has decided to join our leadership team," says Shawn Warren, President and CEO of GreenSpace Brands Inc. "Working closely with Doug in the past, I know he is a tenacious Sales leader and a strong team builder. His strong customer relationships, proven track record and expertise will be valuable assets as he champions our Route-to-Market initiatives, which will accelerate our profitable growth agenda at GreenSpace."
ABOUT GREENSPACE BRANDS INC.:
GreenSpace is a North American organic and plant-based food business that develops, markets and sells premium food products to consumers within the fast-growing natural and organic food categories. GreenSpace owns LOVE CHILD ORGANICS, a producer of 100% organic food for infants and toddlers made with natural and nutritionally-rich ingredients, CENTRAL ROAST, a clean snacking brand featuring a wide assortment of organic nut and seed mixes and GO VEGGIE, one of the pioneers and leaders in the US plant-based dairy market. All brands are wholly-owned and are sold in a variety of online, natural and retail grocery locations.
For more information, visit www.greenspacebrands.ca and GreenSpace's filings are also available at www.SEDAR.com.
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SOURCE GreenSpace Brands Inc.
Shawn Warren, President and Chief Executive Officer, GreenSpace Brands Inc., [email protected]
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