Richard Johanson, the founder of Fresno, CA-based Johanson Transportation Service, died at the age of 96.

Mr. Johanson, a WWII veteran, left his leadership position at California Trucking Exchange, and founded Johanson Transportation Service on Aug. 1, 1971.  From humble beginnings in a diesel repair shop at a truck stop, he rented two small offices and began with three employees. 

Mr. Johanson was an early pioneer in the “truck broker” field, today known as third-party logistics providers.  He founded JTS with four important core values: experience, integrity, gratitude and respect. "Those

Revol Greens continues to bring on talent with the addition of several key executives, including the hires of Kathy Flores as chief of staff and Amanda Crews as vice president of people. Both bring decades of experience and proven results to the company.

“I admire their impressive backgrounds and the impact they will make within our rapidly growing organization,” said Michael Wainscott, Revol Greens' CEO. “We’ve hand-selected the best-of-the-best to guide our company forward. Kathy is tenured in the leadership within the agribusiness industry and Amanda has a strong reputation for recruiting

Nichols Farms announced that Jared Lorraine, long-time veteran in the produce and beverage industries, has joined the team as president and chief operating officer. Lorraine comes to Nichols Farms with more than two decades of experience in supply chain management, operations, and continuous improvement from Pepsico and — most recently — Wonderful Citrus.

“I am so proud of how far Nichols Farms has come in the past 60 years,” said owner Chuck Nichols, “and I’m even more excited to see how Jared’s experience and leadership will help propel us in this next chapter.”

Lorraine will succeed David

Tops Friendly Markets promoted Aaron Payne to the role of vice president of marketing and promotional strategy as part of Shared Services Center, which supports both Tops Friendly Markets and Price Chopper/Market 32.

In this role, Payne will lead a team responsible for creating and implementing marketing strategy and promotional plans to achieve desired business goals for Price Chopper, Market 32 and Tops Markets. Through collaboration with leadership in marketing, merchandising, IT and the individual operating companies, he will drive initiatives aimed at strengthening our overall market

Pace International, a leading provider of sustainable postharvest solutions and technologies for the fresh produce industry, hired Marcelo Masoero as its new senior global sales director.

As the senior global sales director, Masoero is responsible for leading the global sales for all Pace products and services. His main role is to provide leadership and direction to Pace’s regional sales teams, and to lead the development and implementation of Pace’s sales strategies and business models.

“We’re pleased to have Marcelo join the Pace team,” said Rodrigo Cifuentes, executive vice president and

Ten Acre Marketing hired marketing expert Angela Sommers as an account supervisor. Most recently, Sommers was the director of marketing and communications for BelleHarvest, where she led marketing efforts for the sales organization, including campaign development, category planning and innovative variety management.

Growing up as the sixth generation on her family’s apple farm, she is passionate about sustainability, with experience supporting retail partners in the development of sustainable packaging solutions.

“Angela brings elevated retail and consumer marketing strategy to our team