May 26, 2017

Green Giant Fresh expands team

Green Giant Fresh is expanding its team by adding three new members to its staff. The company added Tom Byrne as vice president of business development, Emery Jones as vice president of planning, and Jared Gill as director of technical operations. In addition, Sandy Amaral has been promoted to vice president of accounting.

Green Giant Fresh outlines the following roles for several new and promoted team members:

• Byrne, whose prior position was serving as vice president and general manager at Sambraillo Packing, is focused on business development and packaging. He will play a critical role in packaging standardization and innovation along with fostering strategic business relationships.

• Jones, who joins the company from the Silicon Valley technology sector where he oversaw mergers and acquisition strategies, has served as a Green Giant Fresh consultant for nearly a year. He is stepping into the newly created vice president of planning role, where he will evaluate and lead new ventures and focus on a variety of continuous improvement strategies.

• Gill, formerly with Dole, has farming in his blood, having grown up in farming operations as the son and nephew of founding members of Growers Express, fresh produce supplier and manager of Green Giant Fresh. In this role, Gill is responsible for engineering, equipment/plant designs, processes and continuous improvement.

• Amaral, who joined the company in 2010 as financial controller, has seen the organization through significant growth and development. In her new vice president of accounting role, she oversees all accounting related functions.

Green Giant Fresh, a fresh vegetable brand in North America, offers a complete line of fresh items covering every major vegetable category with 200-plus products.

As the only fresh produce brand featuring Box Tops for Education clips, Green Giant Fresh has contributed over $2 million to this cause, which benefits America’s K-8 schools nationwide. Box Tops clips can be found on over 100 of their products.





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