Dole

Dole Fresh Vegetables has announced that its senior marketing manager Chris Mayhew has been promoted to the role of director of marketing for salads, effective 29 March 2010.

Ms Mayhew returned to the group, a subsidiary of US-based multinational Dole Food Company, in 2008 after a spell at Naturipe Farms, and she has held a number of different marketing positions within the company.

'I'm delighted to promote Chris to director of marketing – salads,' said Ronda Reed, Dole Fresh Vegetables vice-president for marketing, in a statement. 'Chris brings an invaluable knowledge of the industry along with strategic vision. She will do a fantastic job positioning Dole for the future.'

Dole boasted net revenues of US$6.8bn in 2009, and is the world's largest producer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as being the leading producer or organic bananas.

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