ST. FRANCIS, Wis.—Paul Whitaker was named Consumer Products Divisional Leader for Wixon, a manufacturer of seasonings, flavors, ingredients, and consumer products for the food and beverage industry. Whitaker will have four direct areas of responsibility: Growth of top-line revenue for Wixon’s Consumer Products division; divisional leadership of the Consumer Products cross-functional team; management of the day-to-day Consumer Products division; lead in organizing strategic and tactical planning for the Consumer Products division.
"We are excited that Paul has joined the Wixon team and look forward to his insights in the consumer products arena of the food business," says Chuck Ehemann, Executive Vice President of Sales for Wixon. "Paul brings a wide breadth of expertise - from sales to marketing to operations planning - which we expect to translate into company growth, greater customer satisfaction, added value, and superior product quality at a competitive price."
Whitaker has more than 25 years of experience in the food industry with several leading consumer packaged goods manufacturers. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Sales for Imperial Sugar Company, and spent 18 years at Unilever. Whitaker received his bachelor's of business administration from the University of North Texas.
