The former head of seafood sales at foodservice distribution giant Sysco is taking on a newly created procurement role at Illinois-based Fortune Fish & Gourmet, and spearheading a project to develop the company's domestic shrimp brand.

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John Pollock, who worked at Sysco for 16 years, has been named Fortune's senior vice president of procurement, he announced Tuesday on his LinkedIn page.