Former Kettle CEO lands new job
By Portland Business Journal
Former Kettle Foods North America president Timothy Fallon has been named the new CEO of Columbus Foods Inc.
Fallon had been general manager and president of Salem-based Kettle since 2005, overseeing expansion of the Kettle brand and concluding the sale of Kettle Foods to Diamond Foods Inc. of San Francisco for $651 million in February. Kettle was previously owned by Lion Capital, a U.K.-based investment firm that bought the company in 2006.
Fallon begins his new post at Hayward, Calif.-based Columbus on July 19. He replaces Ralph Denisco, who announced retirement plans after four years as CEO. Denisco will continue as vice chairman of the board of directors.
Columbus’ salami and cooked deli meats are sold to national grocery chains, club stores, independent grocers and distributors. Endeavor Capital bought a majority interest in the company in 2006.
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