<p><strong>Los Angeles, CA</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Giumarra Wenatchee has announced Gene Loudon to its sales team.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">In his new position, Mr. Loudon will manage accounts in Giumarra’s North American customer base, specifically working to implement programs in the apple and kiwifruit categories. He will be based in Giumarra’s Wenatchee, Wash. office.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“We are very excited to be adding Gene’s extensive industry knowledge and skills to our team. He is a welcome addition to our continuously growing division,” says Jason Bushong, sales manager of Giumarra Wenatchee.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Mr. Loudon has worked in the produce industry for more than 25 years, with experience in all aspects of the Northwest tree fruit industry, including conventional, organic, and sliced product.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/Gene Loudon.jpg" alt="ANUK November 20th, 2012" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>For more than 12 years, he worked for Dovex Marketing as both Organic Sales Manager and the Director of Marketing. Most recently, Mr. Loudon worked for leading U.S. apple slicer Crunch Pak as Director of New Business Development.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.giumarra.com" target="_new"> Giumarra </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">