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New face in global food service leadership recruitment

December 1, 2016

Global foodservice executive search firm, Kincannon & Reed, has hired Lisa Johnson to handle recruitment and succession assignments for leadership in food service and a number of related business sectors. Johnson will work to find and recruit general managers, presidents and CEOs, as well as senior functional executives in marketing, sales, finance, business development, and research and development.

"Lisa brings important skills to a segment of our business that has seen significant growth over the past year," said Kincannon & Reed's Global Lead for its Food and Ingredient practice. "Her knowledge of the food value chain, the companies within it, and the talent pool of successful executives are the qualities our national and global clients look for in an executive recruiter."

Previously, Johnson ran a company that paired food manufacturers and retailers around the world. A press release about her assignment described Johnson as a "serial entrepreneur," whose first company was a healthy fast food restaurant in downtown Chicago. She also co-founded Gourmet Kitchens, a fresh food manufacturing firm, that did $50 million in annual revenue before it was acquired, according to the release.