Vision Produce Expands Senior Management Team


Fri. May 16th, 2014 - by Sarah Hoxie

<p> Vision Produce has made a number of new appointments to its senior management team. <B>Nancy Betancourt</b> has been promoted to Vice President, and <B>Donald Souther</b> has been newly appointed as Vice President of Marketing and Sales Development, according to a press release. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><blockquote><p>“We credit our growth to top notch customers who demand excellence from us in both service and product. It’s all about good execution.”</p></blockquote><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><B>Dan Lawton</b> has been appointed as the Vice President of Sales to oversee the inside sales management. <B>Bart Sgambati</b>, the CFO, is in charge of all administration, operational aspects, and banking. Souther will be responsible for supervising all marketing and customer development for both Vision Produce and Vision Import Group. Lawton, Betancourt, and <B>Robert Stauffer</b> in Los Angeles, and <B>John Caldwell</b> in Phoenix, will manage the company’s product categories.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><B>Allan Acosta</b>, who recently joined the team in Phoenix as Vice President of Operations, will partner with Caldwell in management of both produce and trucking operations. Allan’s procurement experience will also serve to help Vision Produce in both Los Angeles and Phoenix, as well as Vision Import Group in New Jersey to access additional grower programs south of the Border. This includes the company La Vision Honey Dew program out of Caborca, Mexico which is starting its second season of production approximately May 20th, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">“We have a management team in place now that will propel an already successful enterprise to <B>greater heights</b>. They will be focused on our relationships with growers, vendors, and customers that have served us well over the last 34 years,” said President Bill Vogel. “We credit our growth to <B>top notch customers</b> who demand excellence from us in both service and product. It’s all about good execution.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Congratulations to all on your new positions!</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.visionproduceco.com" target="_new"> Vision Produce </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">