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Mama’s Creations Announces Planned Evolution of the Senior Management Team
New Appointments Continue to Advance the Strategic Evolution of the Mama’s Creations Leadership Team Concurrent with Retirement of COO Matthew Brown at End of
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[{"type":"text","content":"New Appointments Continue to Advance the Strategic Evolution of the Mama’s Creations Leadership Team Concurrent with Retirement of COO Matthew Brown at End of Fiscal Third Quarter EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ, Oct. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mama’s Creations, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAMA), a leading national marketer and manufacturer of fresh Deli prepared foods, today announced the planned evolution of the Company’s leadership team with two new Vice President of Operations appointments at the Company’s East Rutherford and Farmingdale facilities, in conjunction with the retirement of Chief Operating Officer Matthew Brown at the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Eric Felice has been promoted to the role of Vice President of Operations, East Rutherford. Eric maintains over 25 years of operations experience, including over 10 years managing operations at the Company’s facility in East Rutherford, New Jersey. In addition, Ray Geer has been promoted to the role of Vice President of Operations, Farmingdale. Ray draws on over 30 years of operations experience, including nearly 10 years managing operations at the Company’s facility in Farmingdale, New York. Chief Operating Officer Matthew Brown will retire effective October 31, 2023, at which point he will resign from the Board of Directors as well. To ensure a smooth transition, Eric Felice and Ray Geer have already assumed responsibility for operations at their respective facilities for the majority of the third quarter. In conjunction with this announcement and to better enable the operations team to focus on facility-level matters, EVP Steve Burns has broadened his responsibilities as Mama’s Creations Chief Administrative Officer, leveraging his nearly 25 years at Accenture, where he led Operational Improvement and Transformation initiatives. Anthony Morello, President of T&L Creative Salads and Olive Branch, will also broaden his responsibilities to accelerate the Company’s efforts to create a “one factory, two locations” approach to operational load sharing and redundancy. Matthew Brown commented: “As I transition to retirement to spend more time with my family, I would like to thank the entire team at Mama’s Creations for making my nearly 15 years of service so enjoyable. As they have superbly managed the Company’s operations for the last few months, I am wholly confident that our operatio...