Oppy promotes two

Oppy promotes two

Vancouver, British Columbia-based The Oppenheimer Group has named new sales and procurement managers to boost western Canada sales and Mexican imports, according to a company news release.

Effective Oct. 1, Todd Plaxton, previously a Calgary, Alberta-based sales manager, returns to Nogales, Ariz., as procurement manager, a newly created position, according to the release. Plaxton joined Oppy in 2015 as a salesman with more than a decade’s experience in procurement in the Nogales area.

In his new role, Plaxton will focus on new products and grower partnerships for hothouse and field vegetables to fill out Oppenheimer’s U.S. and Canada programs, Walt Breeden, vice president of sales for Canada and the West Coast, said in the release.

Derek Lenko is now sales manager of Oppy’s Calgary sales group, according to the release. He has worked for the company in a variety of roles over the past decade. 

“With Todd and Derek in these roles, we’re strengthening both ends of the Oppy supply chain,” Breeden said in the release. 

“Their contributions will enhance the service we provide to customers in Canada while creating a deeper and wider assortment of Mexican vegetables for those Oppy serves throughout our sales network.”

 

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