Comings & Goings: December 2015

BRAND MARKETERS

Avocados From Mexico, Dallas

The following have been voted to the new AFM board of directors: Mike Browne, chairman; Antonio Villasenor, vice chair; Ricardo Vega, treasurer; Martin Mendoza, director; Ramon Paz, director; Gary Caloroso, director; Armando Lopez, director; and Ron Campbell, director.

Hershey Co., Hershey, Pennsylvania

Stephen Bettencourt has been promoted to senior director, shopper insights, replacing the retiring Susan LaPointe.

Mondelez International, East Hanover, New Jersey

Alison Carbone has been named associate director, shopper insights.

NBTY Inc., Ronkonkoma, New York

Martin Maskin has transitioned from the position of category development manager to shopper insights manager.

Sargento Foods, Plymouth, Wisconsin

Cindy Mattingly has joined the consumer products division marketing team as a customer shopper marketing manager.

RETAILERS

99 Cents Only Stores, Commerce, California

The retail chain has named Geoffrey Covert as president and CEO. Covert, who spent 22 years with Procter & Gamble, had been with Kroger for 19 years, ultimately serving as senior vice president, retail divisions, with additional responsibilities for new-market expansion.

Meijer Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan

The company has named Rick Keyes as its new president. He succeeds J.K. Symancyk, who is leaving the company to join a Texas-based sports and outdoor lifestyle retailer.

Specialized Bicycle Components, Morgan Park, California

Lena Huang, a digital shopper marketer at 7-Eleven for the past three years, is the specialty retailer’s new director of digital marketing.

Please send information regarding personnel appointments to: Linc Wonham, Shopper Marketing, 8550 W. Bryn Mawr, Ste. 200, Chicago, IL 60631 or email: [email protected]