Ryan Pieper has been named the new vice president of sales for Pescanova USA, he announced on his LinkedIn page.

Pieper most recently was an assistant manager and sales manger for Oregon-based Pacific Seafood. He had been with Pacific for nearly eight years. Before that he spent five years as a meat and seafood coordinator for Whole Foods.

He holds a Culinary Arts degree from the Western Culinary Institute and served as an executive chef and sous chef at Bruce Casey Restaurants from 1998 to 2006