<p><strong>Wenatchee, WA</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Columbia Marketing International is welcoming Jeff Niesz to its Domestic Sales Team. Mr. Niesz bring 16 years of experience selling apples, pears and cherries in the Northwest. The native of Washington attended Washington State University where he majored in Agricultural Economics.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> Mr. Niesz was hired by Beebe orchards which later became part of Dole Northwest, according to a press release. He has gained a wide range of sales experience representing Washington shippers of fresh apples, pears, cherries and apricots.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “We are very pleased to have Jeff on board and look forward to him being a valuable member of our team,” said Steve Castleman, CMI Domestic Sales Manager.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Jeff Niesz, stated, “CMI is a great company to join and I feel privileged to be part of the domestic sales team." </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>www.cmiapples.com</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">