<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;line-height:130%"> </span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">4.16.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The Produce Marketing Association has welcomed Dr. Jim Gorny to the new position of Vice President of Food Safety and Technology, effective May 1. He will vacate his most recent position as senior advisor for the Office of Food Safety at the US Food and Drug Administration.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">In his new role, he will strengthen PMA’s initiatives to build member value in the areas of science and technology, including food safety research, biotechnology, agricultural innovations, process and packaging technology and environmental sustainability. Gorny will continue his role with the Center for Produce Safety at the University of California at Davis.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img class="small-cropped-image" src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacySmallCroppedImages/pmatn041613headshot.jpg" alt="images041613" />“Jim’s passion and industry expertise complements and further strengthens our dynamic, talented, and highly-respected staff team – and his hiring comes at a time when PMA’s role of informing and educating diverse audiences, including regulators and researchers, has become increasingly important,” said Jan DeLyser, VP of Marketing for the California Avocado Commission and Chairman of PMA’s Board of Directors.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Gorny joins the team with Johnna Hepner, Director of Food Safety, Ed Treacy, Vice President of Supply Chain Efficiencies, and will report to Bob Whitaker, Chief Science & Technology Officer.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to get back to my roots, working directly with the produce industry again, in a field that I’m so passionate about,” said Gorny. “It’s an honor to join a team that’s already accomplished so much and has the foresight to lay the groundwork for the future.”<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Most recently, Gorny was senior advisor for the Office of Food Safety at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) where he advised staff on policies and programs affecting the safety of fresh produce. Prior to his role at FDA, Gorny was the executive director of the Postharvest Technology Research and Information Center at the University of California, Davis. He also served as senior vice president of food safety and technology for the United Fresh Produce Association/International Fresh-Cut Produce Association, which merged in 2006. He received his Ph. D in plant biology from the University of California at Davis and his bachelor’s and master degrees in food science from Louisiana State University.<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.pma.com/" target="_new">PMA</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
