ChopLocal has announced that Mark Putney has been hired as the director of business development for the Iowa-based company. Putney is an experienced farmer and project manager from Elgin, Iowa. He will be focused on expanding ChopLocal’s network of farmers and butcher shops in order to provide local meat to customers across the country.
Putney’s professional background includes positions related to Software as a Service (SaaS), project management and account management. He also has an extensive background in regenerative agriculture and has served on the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association’s board of directors since 2014.