Del Monte Foods, Inc.

Fruits and vegetable provider Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. is building out logistics capabilities, adding a number of temperature-controlled storage facilities to its fulfillment centers.

This former Church & Dwight Co., Clairol and Dannon exec brings more than three decades of experience.

The new exec will play a key role in the company’s efforts to expand into new categories like frozen foods and refrigerated deli, and enter such new channels as convenience and foodservice.

Accenture’s standardized, automated platform is expected to facilitate a seamless transition.

Accenture has helped Del Monte Foods gain more visibility into its IT operations, access real-time customer insights to inform decision making and reduce IT spending costs by up to 35 percent.

The former Henkel exec will be responsible for all marketing, innovation and R&D initiatives.