Lance Leonard has joined San Diego, California-based Ocean Garden Products Inc. (OGP) as its new president and chief executive officer. Founded in 1957 as a Mexican government-owned company to market shrimp and other seafood in the United States, it was privatized in 2005.
Lance Leonard is the new president and CEO of Ocean Garden Product.In addition to selling wild-caught and farm-raised Mexican shrimp under the Ocean Garden, Mark, Compass and Ocean Shell labels, OGP imports and distributes Storm brand Norwegian salmon, calamari, Calmex Mexican and Australian canned abalone, and sells domestic shrimp. With branch offices in New Jersey, Hawaii, Texas, Canada and Orange, California, the company caters both to foodservice operators and retail grocery chains in North America.
Leonard came to Ocean Garden Products with more than 25 years of management and sales experience in the international food and beverage industry. Having recently served as president and chief executive officer of Irvine, California-based True Drinks Inc., he has also held various positions at Nestlé Waters and MM/Mars dating back to 1990.
