CandyRific has announced the appointment of two new directors, Matt Cameron and Kim Trask, to join its management team for the candy and novelty products company.
Matt Cameron joins as the national accounts sales director. Matt comes to CandyRific with over 20 years of experience in selling, buying, and managing CPG and confection products.
“I am excited to join CandyRific as the director of sales for national accounts and happy to be returning to the candy industry, as working across many categories in the retail and CPG space I have found that I love candy the most,” said Cameron. “I look forward to driving sales with our entertainment licensed candy products and working with the leading customers in the industry.” Matt and his wife, Sarah, reside in the Chicago area, along with their two daughters.
Kim Trask joins as western region sales director. Kim comes to CandyRific with more than 25 years of experience in the consumables industry with a variety of sales, marketing and management expertise. “I am happy to join CandyRific, whose products are a big part of the growth and innovation driving the confection industry,” says Trask. Trask is a member of the NCA Women’s Leadership Group, and loves to travel, hike, camp, and garden. She and her husband, Dirk, reside in the Northwest, where she will be based.
“All of Matt’s and Kim’s sales, marketing and management experience, as well as their time on a broker desk, will be great assets to the future growth of CandyRific,” said Clark Taylor, senior vice president of sales and marketing for CandyRific.