Peggy Davies has taken over as acting president of the PLMA following the death of Brian Sharoff.
Davies, who has been PLMA vice president for more than four years, will assume responsbility for leading the organisation and continuing its projects.
Her appointment comes after the association’s long-standing president Brian Sharoff passed away at the age of 77.
As PLMA vice president, Davies worked closely with Sharoff. Prior to her appointment, she had spent three decades building up expertise in the private label business in the US, working at organisations including McCain Foods, Birds Eye and Wegmans Supermarkets.
PLMA director of sales Lisa Manzoline welcomed the new appointment. ”For four decades, Brian was the face of PLMA,” she said. “It is now our responsibility to focus on the future.
“We have full confidence that Davies will be a capable and dynamic leader of PLMA at this crucial juncture – one who is familiar with our member base and the unique challenges we face for the remainder of 2020 and into 2021,” she added.
Davies said she was “honoured” to take on the role. ”As we deal with Brian’s loss, we will best honour his decades-long legacy by carrying on his vision, which we have worked together to build on these last four years,” she said.
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