Bumble Bee top procurement exec moves to director role

Tuna business veteran Doug Hines is moving from his top operational role at US giant Bumble Bee Foods to a director role.

Hines, who has been in the business for 34 years and will move from executive vice president and chief operating officer with the company to a board director, will be succeeded by Jan Tharp.

Tharp joined from StarKist in 2010 and will take on the role as executive vice president and COO from Sept.1," Bumble Bee CEO Chris Lischewski wrote in a statement sent to suppliers and seen by IntraFish.

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