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Village Farms International Appoints Consumer Goods Distribution Veteran Kathy Mahoney to Board of Directors
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Village Farms International, Inc. (“Village Farms” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VFF) today
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[{"type":"text","content":"VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Village Farms International, Inc. (“Village Farms” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VFF) today announced the appointment of Kathy Mahoney as an independent member of its Board of Directors, effective March 10, 2023. Ms. Mahoney is a veteran of the consumer goods distribution industry, having served in multiple executive level roles with industry leader, SpartanNash, in addition to her distinguished legal career. “I am very pleased to welcome Ms. Mahoney, with her extensive accomplishments and expertise, to the Village Farms Board,” said John McLernon, Chairman of the Board of Village Farms. “Ms. Mahoney brings to the Village Farms Board a 40-plus year legal and business career, with specific experience navigating the complexities of highly regulated consumer products markets, including tobacco and CBD. Her guidance and counsel will be invaluable as Village Farms continues to pursue high growth plant-based consumer product opportunities, with a focus on emerging legal cannabinoid markets, in North America & around the world.” Most recently, Ms. Mahoney served for more than 15 years in executive level operational and legal positions with SpartanNash Company (Nasdaq: SPTN), a Fortune400 grocery and consumer goods distributor, wholesaler and retailer, and its predecessor Nash Finch Company. From 2017 to 2020, Ms. Mahoney served as President of SpartanNash division, MDV (now SpartanNash Military), which, at approximately $2 billion in revenue is the largest supplier to U.S. military commissaries and exchanges and recognized as one of the premier worldwide distributors. As President, MDV, she was responsible for the division’s strategy, financial and operational performance, as well as development of the military private label program, which was awarded the exclusive contract to supply the Defense Commissary Agency. She was also responsible for negotiating the distribution of tobacco and related products, across a large retailers’ 18,000-plus store network, which involved navigating the regulatory landscapes of hundreds of taxing jurisdictions, as well as distribution of CBD products to SpartanNash’s wholesale customers and its own retail stores. Ms. Mahoney also served with SpartanNash in several other executive and legal capacities, culminating in her role as Executive Vice Pr...