<p>Naturipe Farms is announcing the appointment of Jerry Moran as the Director of Business Development-West and the promotion of Kasey Kelley as the Director of Business Development-East, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">In their new roles with Naturipe, Jerry and Kasey will contribute to the company’s growth by leading strategic sales and business development activities.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"We are excited to welcome Jerry to the Naturipe team and equally pleased to promote from within and see Kasey take on this new role," said Dwight Ferguson, CEO of Naturipe Farms. "Jerry and Kasey are both experienced and talented berry experts who are respected and trusted throughout our industry."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Before joining Naturipe, Moran was the Bush Berry Category Manager at California Giant Berry Farms for seven years and previously held several positions at Driscoll Strawberry Associates over a five-year period.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">"I am excited to join the Naturipe Farms team," said Jerry Moran. "It’s motivating to see their commitment to building upon the proprietary variety program and drive to expand the customer base. I am looking forward to be a part of it."<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Moran will be based out of the Naturipe Farms headquarters in the Salinas, CA office and will report to Vince Lopes, VP of Sales-West.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Kasey Kelley joined Naturipe in 1998 and has been an important part of the company’s growth.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Kelley will continue to be based out of the Grand Junction, MI office and will report to Jim Roberts, VP of Sales-East.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Congratulations to both Jerry Moran and Kasey Kelley on their new positions with Naturipe Farms.<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.naturipefarms.com/" target="_new"> Naturipe Farms </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
