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Organto Announces Appointment of Rob McKeracher as Strategic Advisor
Adds Extensive Industry and Business Building Expertise VANCOUVER, BC and BREDA, THE NET...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Organto Announces Appointment of Rob McKeracher as Strategic AdvisorAdds Extensive Industry and Business Building ExpertiseVANCOUVER, BC and BREDA, THE NETHERLANDS / ACCESSWIRE / December 7, 2021 / Organto Foods Inc. (TSXV:OGO)(OTC PINK:OGOFF)(FSE:OGF) (\"Organto\" or \"the Company\"), an integrated provider of organic and value-added organic fruits and vegetables, is pleased to announce that Rob McKeracher has been appointed as a Strategic Advisor to the Company.Rob McKeracher adds deep financial, industry and business building experience to Organto, having over 20 years experience primarily in public markets with a focus on the food and beverage industry. From 2011 to 2019, Rob held the position of Chief Financial Officer of SunOpta Inc. (Nasdaq: STKL, TSX: SOY) a leading integrated global natural, organic and specialty foods company. At SunOpta, Rob led all financial reporting, compliance, investor relations and corporate treasury activities and served in a leadership role on key strategic activities including acquisitions, divestitures, business integration and capital markets transactions. Rob brings leadership experience operating in dynamic environments focused on business integrations, reorganizations, productivity and synergy attainment, and operational transformations. Prior to SunOpta, Rob worked in the gaming and entertainment industry at Magna Entertainment Corp. (formerly Nasdaq: MECA), after spending four years in public accounting in the assurance and business advisory practice at PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP. Rob is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from The University of Toronto.\"We are extremely pleased to have Rob join the Organto team as a Strategic Advisor. As we continue to rapidly grow our organic and specialty fruits and vegetables business, Rob's extensive industry knowledge, combined with deep finance, acquisition, integration and organizational structuring experience will be an important and invaluable asset for the team.\" commented Steve Bromley, Chair and Co-CEO of Organto Foods Inc. \"Our long-term growth strategy is to build an ethics driven \"one-stop shop\" in fresh organic and specialty fruits and vegetables, fueled by a combination of strong internal growth and acquisitions. As we execute on this plan, having talented resources with deep indu...