Hod Golan and Abeles & Heymann announce new vice president of sales: Kevin O’Brien
Hod Golan and Abeles & Heymann announce that Kevin O’Brien has joined the company as Vice President of Sales. As Vice President of sales, O’Brien will be responsible for managing and growing sales across the nation for both renowned Glatt Kosher brands.
O’Brien brings more than 40 years’ experience in supermarket retail and related food business store operations, procurement, merchandising, sales and marketing. His impressive sales career spans from store management in high volume supermarkets to corporate roles in both ethnic and specialty as well as in natural and organic foods. O’Brien was VP of Sales at Manischewitz for over 10 years and was responsible for direct growth and managing of top accounts as well as overseeing the sales, merchandising , consumer affairs and customer service departments; and fostering positive distributor and retailer relationships. O’Brien’s retail background also includes management positions at such New York. Metro retailers including Pathmark, Wakefern-Shoprite and A&P.
“I am thrilled to bring my strong background in Kosher, Ethnic and Natural foods to help grow sales for these amazing, high quality Kosher Brands,” said Kevin O’Brien. “I am confident that my 40 plus years of experience will help lead Hod Golan plus Abeles and Heymann to even greater heights across the U.S.”
“Kevin is a remarkable asset for our team and his vast sales and food expertise will open new doors for greater sales and distribution of the high quality meats produced by both A&H and Hod Golan,” said Micha Rakaby.
“We are thrilled to add Kevin to our team, and with continuous growth across the U.S. we are having we are confident he will lead the way to even more success and expansion,” stated Seth Leavitt, CEO of Abeles & Heymann.
Source: Abeles & Heymann
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