Golden State Foods promotes two executive leaders

Golden State Foods (GSF), a diversified supplier to the foodservice industry, has announced the promotions of Brian Dick to corporate executive vice president and chief operating officer and Campbell Cooper to president, international business group.

Effective immediately, Dick now oversees all global operations for the company, including food manufacturing and logistics groups. He provides strategic leadership and direction for all worldwide activities to ensure the attainment of all quality, cost, timeliness, safety, and customer satisfaction objectives and company financial and growth goals.

A GSF leader for 20 years, Dick previously led strategy and oversight of all global liquid products, dairy, protein, and produce operations worldwide as senior corporate vice president and president of global manufacturing. He joined GSF in 1999 as business development manager for GSF Egypt and helped diversify the company’s liquid products and protein businesses domestically and overseas. Based in the United States since 2002, he served in multiple business development roles and led the U.S. sales force beginning in 2006 as group vice president of sales and marketing.

As president, international business group, Cooper now oversees operations in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East, as he transitions from his former role as group vice president, GSF Fresh. After joining GSF in 2018, he played a key role in the company’s introduction into the Taiwanese market through a joint venture partnership. Campbell also spearheaded GSF’s expansion in China and Australia, continuing to work closely with GSF customers to ensure that GSF meets their needs across the global supply chain.

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