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OFFICE: SAN: Sanford Limited - Continuous Disclosure (Exec Appointment)
12 November 2015
SANFORD BOOSTS EXECUTIVE TEAM WITH APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF CUSTOMER OFFICER
Andre Gargiulo will join Sanford in 2016 as the seafood company's Chief
Customer Officer.
New Zealand's largest seafood company, Sanford [NZX:SAN] has boosted its
executive team with the appointment of Andre Gargiulo to the newly created
role of Chief Customer Officer.
Andre Gargiulo will lead Sanford's sales, marketing and innovation activities
as the company continues its shift from a fishing company focused on
commodity exports, to an innovative customer-focused seafood company
producing premium products for New Zealand and international markets.
Sanford CEO, Volker Kuntzsch, who has put in place a new Executive team and
company strategy since taking up the role in 2013, says the Chief Customer
Officer role is key for Sanford as it moves from fishing to satisfying
customer requirements and diversifying its product portfolio.
"This is about making the most of our beautiful New Zealand seafood and
bringing our customers closer to the New Zealand story of how and where our
fresh fish is caught and delivered to their plates."
"After a lengthy period of time searching for the ideal candidate to lead our
sales and marketing activities, I am extremely pleased to announce the
appointment of Andre who brings his wealth of experience in sales, marketing
and general management to Sanford."
Andre Gargiulo is currently Country Manager for Cerebos Greggs, where he was
responsible for uniting all of the New Zealand brands and achieving revenue
growth year-on-year. In addition to this New Zealand based role Andre leads a
team in Singapore under the 'Asian Home Gourmet' brand.
His career to date has seen him work with a number of signature brands such
as Sara Lee and Coca-Cola and holding significant responsibility for B2B
relationships, including supermarkets across Australia and New Zealand.
"During his earlier career, Andre spent a number of years leading sales and
operations for MG Marketing, a New Zealand based produce cooperative which,
when combined with his B2B experience, equips him well to deliver Sanford's
strategic focus on growth in fresh sales," said Kuntzsch.
In his current role, Andre has driven the transformation of the Cerebos team
culture to be one that is strongly customer focused and outgoing, a task
Kuntzsch says will also be a priority at Sanford.
Andre Gargiulo will take up his role at Sanford in February 2016.
Volker Kuntzsch
Chief Executive Officer
ENDS
Images + video for this story can be downloaded here including:
Headshots of Andre Gargiulo & Volker Kuntzsch
Sanford's Executive team
Video overlay of fresh fish for sale in the Auckland fish market.
For any media enquiries on this story, please contact Trish Sherson on 021
570 803 or e-mail [email protected].
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