Salix Fruits has hired Shaun Swart as country manager for South Africa.
Swart most recently was buying manager for vegetables and salads at Australian grocery store company Woolworths in South Africa, his second stint at the company. He has also been category manager retailer Spinneys Dubai LLC and head of fresh for Geant Saudi. He started his career in the industry at Woolworths as national vegetable buyer; in total, he worked for Woolworths more than 16 ½ years.
Swart will lead the direction and administration of the commercial team and management of the strategy to strengthen the company’s position in Africa, according to a news release.
“We are in the process of growing and market positioning in the region and this incorporation allows us to continue working towards our objective, which is to expand our market in South Africa,” CEO Alejandro Moralejo said in the release.
The company opened a South African procurement office in 2014 and exports apples, citrus, grapes and other items from the country.
The company’s U.S. headquarters is in Atlanta and it has an office in Chicago.
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