Jeff Keene – CIO @ Harbor Foods
Our Herd Freed Hartz executive search team was honored to partner with Harbor Foods, on a nationwide retained search to find their new Chief Infomation Officer (CIO).
Harbor Foods is dedicated to supporting our local partners that provide jobs in their communities, bring convenience to busy lives, and invite us all to experience life around the table. Fortifying Community every day.
Harbor is proud to receive one of the coveted 2023 Washington’s Best Workplaces Awards and recognition as one of Washington’s Fastest-growing Private Companies.
Harbor Foods is the largest independent 4th generation family-owned distributor on the West Coast, obsessed with the success of each of its 1,200+ team members. Harbor Foods and subsidiaries Harbor Wholesale and Harbor Foodservice serve over 8,000 restaurants, hospitality venues, convenience stores, and independent grocers with a wide selection of local and national products, business solutions and Harbor-owned Real Fresh Brands™. Brands such as Scratch Dig-in-Chicken™, Mountain Fresh™, Via Vita Pizza®, Split Shift®, Watertown Craft Roasted®, Mein Street®, and Skippers®.
Harbor Foods also houses Northlink Logistics, an end-to-end third-party logistics company where our culture and values create a unique hassle-free experience. Harbor Foods operates distribution centers in Kent, WA, Lacey, WA, Roseburg, OR, and Modesto, CA.
Jim Winkle, EVP & CFO at Harbor Foods commented on the executive search process, “We really appreciate your work in bringing top quality candidates to the table for us…I think Jeff is going to be a great fit for our team and company. Super excited to bring him into the Harbor family!”
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Food & Agriculture practice
CIO & IT Leadership practice
Family Business practice