WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California, December 2, 2009 Dole Fresh Fruit Company, a subsidiary of Dole Food Company, Inc., has announced recent organizational changes to the Banana Sales force in its Central Division.
Mr. Tim Waters has been promoted to the newly created position of District Sales Manager – Minneapolis.
In this position, Mr. Waters will be responsible for sales of Dole banana category products in the upper Midwest. In addition, he will work to help build and coordinate Dole’s national and regional business with select accounts. Mr. Waters started at Dole in 2001, as Marketing Representative in Seattle, then as Assistant District Manager in Dole Fresh Fruits Western Division Banana Sales before moving to the Central Division in 2003.
Mr. Dan Boyes has been promoted to District Sales Manager, Central Division, located in the Erlanger, Kentucky divisional office.
In this position, Mr. Boyes will be responsible for sales of Dole banana category products in East Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Mr. Boyes joined Dole Fresh Fruit as an Assistant District Sales Manager for the Western Division in the fall of 2007.
Ms. Jaci Spicer has been promoted to Assistant District Sales Manager, Central Division. In this new sales position, Ms. Spicer will work in the Erlanger, Kentucky divisional office to support Dole sales efforts within the banana category. Ms. Spicer began her career at Dole in January of 2006 as an Assistant Product Distribution Manager for the Central Division.
Each of these individuals brings strong banana sales and logistics experience to their new positions, states Mr. Rick Huber, VP, Central Division Sales. They understand that each Dole customer is different and, as such, has a unique set of business needs that need to be met by their banana supplier.
Dole, with 2008 net revenues of $7.6 billion, is the worlds largest producer and marketer of high-quality fresh fruit and fresh vegetables. Dole markets a growing line of packaged and frozen fruit and is a produce industry leader in nutrition education and research.
Source: Dole Food Company Inc.
Tim Waters is pictured in photo.