<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;line-height:130%">Washington, D.C.</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">4.23.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/reggie042313.jpg" alt="Cropped Images April 22nd 2013" />United Fresh Past Chairman Reggie Griffin has announced the slate of new officers and directors nominated to serve on the United Fresh Produce Association Board of Directors, effective at its May 14, 2013 meeting in San Diego.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Ron Midyett will assume the position of Chairman of the Board. He is currently CEO of Apio Inc., Guadalupe, CA. Ron currently serves as Chairman-Elect of the Board. Prior to joining Apio in 2005, Ron held the position of Senior Vice President of Operations at Dole Fresh Vegetables.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/roncarkoski2.jpg" alt="Cropped Images April 22nd 2013" />The Chairman-Elect nominee is Ron Carkoski, President & CEO, Four Seasons Family of Companies, Ephrata, PA. He was nominated to his second term on the United Fresh Board in 2010, previously serving from 2003-2007 and most recently served as Chairman of the United Fresh Wholesaler-Distributor Board. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Produce for Better Health Foundation, recently completed his term as a member of the Board of Directors of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Philadelphia and the Susquehanna Valley, and served as a member of the Board of Advisors for Graystone Bank in Pennsylvania.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/lorikoster.jpg" alt="Cropped Images April 22nd 2013" />Nominated as Secretary-Treasurer is Lorri A. Koster, Chairman and CEO, Mann Packing Company. Lorri served as Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the International Fresh-Cut Produce Association, becoming the first woman to chair a U.S. national produce trade association. She served as Chairwoman of the Grower Shipper Association of Central California, and as a member of the PBH Executive Board, PMA’s Foundation for Industry Talent board, and board alternate for the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Current United Chairman of the Board David W. Krause, President, Paramount Citrus, will move to the position of Immediate Past Chairman and remain on the Board and the Executive Committee.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">The following industry leaders have been nominated to serve as new members of the United Fresh Board for a two-year term beginning May 2013:<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">William L. (Bill) Brim, President of Lewis Taylor Farms; Fred Heptinstall, President and General Manager of IFCO SYSTEMS RPC Management Services Division; Joe Klare, Executive Vice President of Castellini Company; Gordon Robertson, Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing of Sun World International and Michael Spinazzola, President of Diversified RestaurantSystems.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Bob Elliott, Director, Food Safety, Sunkist Growers, is nominated to serve as Chairman of the Food Safety and Technology Council.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Robert (Bob) Kirch, President & CEO, Caito Foods Service, is nominated to serve as Vice Chair of the Wholesaler-Distributor Board<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Bob Swartwout, Vice President, Sales, R. S. Hanline Company is nominated to serve as Vice Chair of the Fresh-Cut Processor Board.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Congratulations and good luck to all nominees! </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.unitedfresh.org/ " target="_new">United Fresh</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
