Norway-headquartered global sustainable technology company TOMRA Systems ASA has said current president and CEO, Stefan Ranstrand, will be replaced by Tove Andersen by Nov. 1, 2021 at the latest.

Tove joins TOMRA from global agricultural products and environmental protection agents provider YARA International where she is currently executive vice president Europe. YARA International, which is also headquartered in Norway, has a turnover of US $12.9bn, around 16,000 employees, operations in more than 60 countries and is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.Commenting on her appointment.

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MyLand Company, LLC (MyLand) announced Joe Ruiz as director of sales, western region, on Monday, June 7. Ruiz will serve as a regional sales director, responsible for client expansion and new client acquisition in the important Western United States and Mexico. Ruiz will work with growers and partners in this region to implement MyLand’s cost effective and scalable regenerative agriculture solution, analyze soil health improvement, and deliver a seamless customer experience.

“We are very excited to see Joe’s efforts to expand our North American direct and channel sales. He has deep knowledge

Anthony D’Ottavio grew up in a New Jersey farming family and had no doubt, at a very young age, that he would follow the family legacy into the business.

“I’m a farm kid,” he said. “I was born on the farm and have been working on it since I was a little kid. I remember sitting at the window every day watching my grandfather pass by on the tractor. I was born and raised in Vineland, NJ, and have no plans on leaving. I love Vineland.”

The D’Ottavio farming roots date back to the turn of the last century when Pio D’Ottavio initiated the farming business and then son Callie D’Ottavio cleared 40

The Fresh Produce & Floral Council board of directors announced that Don Gann has been named the president of the Fresh Produce & Floral Council.

Gann joined the FPFC after spending over 35 years with Stater Bros. Markets. He was brought on to the FPFC staff in October of 2020 as the interim executive director and quickly began diving into the FPFC’s membership and events. Throughout 2020 and 2021, Gann has been working with the board and its committees planning for the future of the FPFC and what the events will look like moving forward. He has made it his top priority to have important

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. announced that Darryl Brown has been named to the company’s board of directors, effective immediately.

“We’re pleased to add Darryl to our board and look forward to working with him,” said Christopher J. Baldwin, executive chairman, BJ’s Wholesale Club. “His deep experience in the consumer-packaged goods and financial services industries will be incredibly valuable as we continue to accelerate our transformation.”

Brown is an accomplished senior executive with more than 30 years of experience in consumer-packaged goods and financial services. Most recently

Village Farms Greenhouse Grown hired Eric Janke as its executive vice president of sales and marketing, effective June 1, 2021. Janke will be responsible for the overall productivity and effectiveness of the company’s produce business’ sales, marketing and fulfillment teams, working in the company’s Lake Mary, FL, corporate offices. 

Janke will be concentrating on both short- and longer-term initiatives, including the strategy for the company’s future opportunities within the evolving Controlled Environment Agriculture sphere.

“Village Farms welcomes Eric’s vast experience as a senior