Chicago-based Hazel Technologies has announced the addition of Tyson Cutforth to the company as business development manager for the Pacific Northwest.
Cutforth joins the Hazel Tech team with over two decades of ag tech and industrial equipment sales experience, according to a news release.
Most recently, Cutforth assisted growers, packers, and shippers in the region with their postharvest programs, the release said. Before that, Cutforth spent seven years at, Aweta Americas where he was director of the northern Northwest and East Coast regions of the U.S., according to the release.
Cutforth also has worked as a manager on his family’s farm and as production manager for Wenatchee, Wash.-based Starr Ranch Growers’ apple and cherry packaging plant, the release said.
“Tyson’s track record for bringing valuable, competitive solutions to the industry make him an asset here at Hazel,” Mario Cervantes, director of business development, said in the release. “His postharvest knowledge and industry relationships in the Pacific Northwest will strengthen Hazel’s presence in the region.”
“My entire life is rooted in the agricultural industry,” Cutforth said in the release. “I know what is needed in successful tech for farmers and I’m extremely impressed by Hazel’s suite of solutions. I look forward to sharing with growers, packers, shippers, and retailers in my region what Hazel has to offer.”
