IRWINDALE, CA – Ready Pac Foods, Inc. has named Cary Okawa as its Vice President and Corporate Controller. In this role, Cary will be responsible for the accounting operations of the company and will work closely with Ready Pac’s Chief Financial Officer, Sally Erickson.
According to a press release, he will also ensure quality financial reporting and the safekeeping of accounting records and company assets as well as maintaining internal controls and budgets.
Most recently, Cary served as the Vice President and Corporate Controller at Newport Corporation. In that role, he assumed global responsibility for financial reporting, planning and analysis, SEC/GAAP compliance, shared services and enterprise risk management.
He is joining Ready Pac with more than 24 years of finance and accounting experience, having developed his skills with companies like Newport Corporation, Ceradyne, Advanced Medical Optics and Tektronix.
He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Accounting from the University of Hawaii. According to a press release, when he obtained his accounting certification, the results of his CPA Exam earned him the #1 ranking in the State of Hawaii.
Congratulations on this new position, Cary!
