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Empire appoints Matt Reindel as Chief Financial Officer and Michael Vels as Chief Development Officer
Empire appoints Matt Reindel as Chief Financial Officer and Michael Vels as Chief Develop...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Empire appoints Matt Reindel as Chief Financial Officer and Michael Vels as Chief Development Officer\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n STELLARTON, NS\n \n ,\n \n Oct. 26, 2021\n \n /CNW/ - Empire Company Limited (\"Empire\" or the \"Company\") (TSX: EMP.A) today announced the appointment of\n \n Matt Reindel\n \n to the role of Chief Financial Officer (\"CFO\"), effective immediately. This appointment is the result of a rigorous succession planning process as the Company continues to develop the next generation of talent for key leadership roles.\n \n \n Matt joined Empire in 2019 as Senior Vice President, Finance and has been responsible for Empire's operational and business support functions. An accomplished finance professional, Matt joined Empire with extensive experience from Nestlé, one of the world's largest food and beverage companies, including serving as the Chief Financial Officer of Nestlé Nutrition North America, in the US, for six years. Prior to that he was the Head of Finance for Nestlé Food Services for\n \n Asia\n \n , Oceania and\n \n Africa\n \n , based in\n \n Singapore\n \n . Matt's international finance experience also includes several years in\n \n Switzerland\n \n and the U.K.\n \n \n \"Over the last two years with Empire, Matt has established himself as a strong strategic leader with an ability to execute,\" said Michael Medline, President and Chief Executive Officer, Empire. \"His extensive experience in consumer-packaged goods and retail has been integral to our business success. Matt has been key in setting Project Horizon up for success and expertly leads our Longo's partnership. We are fortunate to have him take on this new role.\"\n \n \n Matt will report to Michael Medline and join the Empire Executive Committee.\n \n \n As part of this leadership transition,\n \n Mike Vels\n \n has been appointed as Chief Development Officer. As Empire continues to plan for its future growth, Mike will focus his leadership talents towards delivering growth targets and ...