The 2023 Packer 25 — Karen Reed

Meet Karen Reed of Kwik Lok Corp., one of the The Packer 25’s 2023 honorees.

Karen Reed
Karen Reed
(Graphic: Kristin Leigh Lore)

Editor’s note: The following profile is from the 2023 Packer 25, our annual tribute to 25 leaders, innovators and agents of change across the fresh produce supply chain. (You can view all honorees here.)


Karen Reed — Global director for marketing and communications, Kwik Lok Corp.

Karen Reed has more than three decades of strategic marketing and corporate communications experience working in nonprofit, private and public sectors. She has created integrated communications strategies that have built authentic, trusted brands.

At Kwik Lok, Reed is committed to supporting the company’s value of “doing well by doing good” bringing innovative sustainable solutions to customers in the produce industry.

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