The Board of Directors of Ganong Bros today announced the appointment of Bryana Ganong as the company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
Bryana becomes the fifth generation of Ganong family to hold the position for this storied Canadian company that operates its only manufacturing facility in St. Stephen, New Brunswick.
"Bryana's experience and expertise will help meet the continued growth and success for the Ganong and Sunkist brands that have made this company a household name," says Board Chair Hubert Saint-Onge. "Bryana's proven record of leadership, strategy development, customer service, team building, financial and relationship management will continue to guide us through an ever changing global environment, while ensuring the strong New Brunswick and Canadian roots that built this company are never far from our minds."
Since joining Ganong on a full time basis in 1997, Bryana has worked in a variety of roles throughout the organization including R&D, Product Development, Contract Manufacturing, Marketing and Public Relations. Her most recent role before this change was that of Vice President of Business Development and Brand Marketing.
"I'm excited to assume this role as we continue to position our company for continued growth and expansion," says Ganong. "Growing up in this business has given me a foundation of experience and values that I know will be extremely helpful as we continue to expand our markets, our reach and our product development. I look forward to working with our strong team, our customers and our board to continue our family tradition of providing quality products to our customers around the globe."
With these changes, effective August 12th, David Ganong, will be leaving the position of President and CEO, after a combined total of 33 years in those roles, to assume the newly created position of Executive Vice Chair and will continue to provide active support and advise to the CEO and the management team.
Nick Ganong will be moving into the new position of Vice President of Sales and Business Development. In addition to continuing to lead and guide the Domestic Sales team, the Contract Accounts group and Contract sales will be the responsibility of Nick Ganong.
Nick joined the Company in 2003 after completing his Business degree and has worked in HR, Production planning, plant floor management, supply chain management and most recently VP Sales for Canada.
Established in 1873, Ganong has the distinction of being Canada's oldest, independently family owned and operated candy company, manufacturing all its products in St. Stephen New Brunswick.
Ganong has been a Canadian innovator of many chocolate and confectionery products for over 140 years. From The Original Chicken BonesTM, DelectoTM boxed chocolates to Pal-o-MineTM and Fruitfull TM, consumers across Canada have developed a sense of 'sweet nostalgia' for Ganong products that continues to this day.
