Integrated Fresh Solutions promotes Bob Harper to COO
Integrated Fresh Solutions, Swedesboro, N.J., has promoted Bob Harper to chief operating officer of Integrated Fresh Solutions (IFS) companies.
IFS is the parent company of Fresh-Link Produce LLC and third-party transportation provider Kool Logistics LLC. Harper oversees operations of the company’s multiple fresh produce and transportation offices, according to a news release.
Harper has extensive experience with Fresh-Link’s produce programs and Kool Logistics’ carriers, focusing on the supply side of the company’s businesses as well.
He joined IFS in 2017 as general manager for Fresh-Link’s Monterey, Calif., tomato division. Last fall, his role expanded to include managing Fresh-Link West in Nogales, Ariz.
“Bob’s contribution and commitment to our people, organization and customers has been invaluable,” Garry Rowe, IFS president, said in the release. “His can-do attitude is infectious, and we are looking forward to his leadership at IFS in this executive position.”
Before joining Integrated Fresh Solutions, Harper was a produce account executive for Capital City Fruit, Norwalk, Iowa, for 21 years.
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