<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Brooks, OR-</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">1.15.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>With an impressive 23 years in the produce industry, Michael Hively was recently appointed to the position of CFO and COO at Curry & Company.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“It’s a pleasure to welcome Michael to our management team. His background and expertise will be a valuable complement to Curry & Company as we move forward and continue to grow,” stated President Matt Curry.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/currycohl011613body.jpg" alt="Images011513" /><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Before his career with Curry & Company, Hively worked with Pacific Tomato Growers, Del Monte Fresh Produce, and Bland Farms where he was CFO/COO for nine years.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Under his new title, Hively will be responsible for the leadership and strategic direction of the company’s financial management and administration. His experience, ranging from the farm to market, will aid in initiating changes to make Curry & Company more vertically integrated as a company.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“The opportunity at Curry & Company excites me,” said Hively. “I’ve known Matt and several members of his core team for years, they have a passion for produce and quality customer service. It’s a fun and hard-driving culture and I look forward to helping grow their business and delivering outstanding and delicious products to consumers both nationally and worldwide.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Hively served on the Vidalia Onion Committee for ten years, including three years as chairman of the Vidalia Business Council, and currently resides as a trustee on the National Onion Association. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.curryandco.com/" target="_new">Curry & Co. </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
