Our Sales & Marketing Team

An experienced General Manager and CEO who has benefited from assignments with leading Consumer Packaged Foods Companies in the U.S.

Prior to acquiring American Sales & Marketing, Mr. Connor was General Manager of Chiquita Brands from 1988 to 1993. At Chiquita he was responsible for the dramatic business growth in both the Consumer Packaged Goods Division and Processed Fruit Division (worldwide fruit ingredient business). The growth of these businesses were essentially start-ups. Prior to Chiquita, Mr. Connor was Senior Vice President of ConAgra (1986-1988), where he was responsible for the implementation of the acquisition and development of such brands as Armour, Patio, Chun King and Morton. He also headed up Healthy Choice product development and packaging team. Earlier in Mr. Connor's career he was President of Sunline Brands (1984-1985) and General Manager of H.J. Heinz (Weight Watcher Brand from 1978-1984). He also held marketing positions at Borden and Drackett. Most recently and beginning in 1994, Mr. Connor acquired American Sales & Marketing where he assembled an organization to market and sell food products nationally.

Mr. Connor's background specialties have been enhanced by numerous seminars including New Products, Sales and Marketing, Management, Licensing and the Harvard Business School Negotiation Program. Recently he was appointed to Miami University's Advisory Board. He also is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Miami U.

Thirty-two years of experience in sales and marketing in consumer product development. Fourteen years of increasing responsibility at the Dial Corporation and most recently spent eight years with ConAgra Frozen Foods as Senior Sales Manager for Special Markets. Responsibilities include vendor management and sales to seven of nine Costco regions.