TORONTO — Tom Szostok has been appointed to the position of senior VP of Sales at Lactalis Canada. In his new role, Szostok will lead the company’s Commercial Sales function with complete oversight of both the Customer Accounts and Customer Strategy & Development (Revenue Growth Management, E-commerce & Shopper Marketing, Sales Operations and Business Development) teams.
With more than 25 years of CPG experience, Szostok was most recently at Sabra Dipping Company as EVP of Sales, North America. Prior to this, he held multiple senior Sales management roles with Campbell Company of Canada, McCain Foods Canada and General Mills Canada. Szostok has also served in an advisory capacity on various industry committees including FMI – The Food Industry Association, Food & Consumer Products of Canada and Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers.
“At Lactalis Canada, we’re committed to being the easiest dairy company to do business with and that starts with our valued customers,” says Mark Taylor, president & CEO, Lactalis Canada. “We welcome Tom’s seasoned leadership and impressive track record as we build stronger business relationships and strategic alignment with our retail customers to create focused, win-win outcomes that deliver on our respective long-term objectives.”
“I’m excited to be joining Lactalis Canada, a company that has not only achieved remarkable growth, but is now one of the largest branded CPG manufacturers in Canada,” says Szostok. “I look forward to contributing to the company’s continued success by further enhancing Lactalis Canada’s sales strategies and ensuring that our customers and Canadian consumers remain at the forefront of every decision we make.”
