Captiva appoints LeBlond as SVP, sales, business dev
Captiva appoints LeBlond as SVP, sales, business dev
2016-01-11 07:24 ET – News Release
Mr. Jeffrey Ciachurski reports
CAPTIVA VERDE ANNOUNCES ADDITION TO MANAGEMENT TEAM
Captiva Verde Industries Ltd. has made an addition to its management team with the goal of supporting the company’s strategic plans to build Captiva Verde into the largest U.S. Department of Agriculture-certified organic vegetable producer.
Captiva Verde is pleased to announce that Peter LeBlond will be joining the company as senior vice-president — sales and business development. Mr. LeBlond is a senior business development sales executive with 25 plus years of professional produce experience with demonstrated leadership in identifying and capitalizing on market opportunities with large success.
Mr. LeBlond started his produce career with Chiquita Brands International in Boston as business development manager. Mr. LeBlond was IFCO Systems first hire and introduced disruptive game-changing products to major retail chains nationally in addition to working with growers and shippers on a national level.
Mr. LeBlond was also director, mass markets, for Alberts Organics as a key sales executive working in the U.S. and was instrumental in developing organic produce sales with retailers including: Ralphs (Kroger Corporate) Smart and Final, Sprouts, Albertsons, Vons, Safeway, and Stater Bros. Mr. LeBlond has an extensive history in producing sales growth for all the companies he has been employed.
The company has granted 250,000 common stock options at 50 cents exercisable for five years.
The first published financial results for the first full period of commercial sales will be reported in the company’s audited fourth quarter financial statements for the period ending Dec. 31, 2015.
