The Giumarra Companies

The Giumarra Companies, Los Angeles, CA, appointed produce industry veteran and nonprofit executive Rich Dachman as the company’s independent chairman of the board of directors.

Dachman will continue to serve as chief executive officer of Brighter Bites, an organization he joined in 2019 following his retirement as vice president of produce for Sysco. He has spent more than 40 years in the industry, including 28 years in various leadership roles at Sysco and FreshPoint. Dachman served as chairman of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), now the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA), in 2012. His industry honors include PMA’s Center for Growing Talent (CGT) inaugural Jay Pack Cultivating Our Future Award (2018) and PMA’s Robert L. Carey Leadership Award (2019).