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Acosta Names Corley as COO

CPG vet will deepen relationships, identify strategies, differentiate organization

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Acosta Inc., a leading full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, has named Tom Corley as chief operating officer.

Tom Corley

He is responsible for overseeing the sales and foodservice divisions and will work to deepen CPG client and customer relationships, identify retail operating strategies and develop a differentiated sales organization.

Corley has more than 30 years of industry experience with the Kraft Foods Group and General Foods, including more than 15 years in senior leadership and sales roles with responsibility for customer collaboration, new business development, field sales commercialization, acquisition integration and organizational development.

Most recently, Corley served as Acosta’s executive vice president and president of sales/foodservice. Previously, he led the U.S. field sales organization and Walmart/Kraft sales organizations for Kraft Foods North America with global oversight for headquarter engagement and retail execution. Additional roles at Kraft included vice president of Walmart/customer development organization, area vice president, east customer development organizations and area vice president for the south area field sales organization.

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Acosta is the sales and marketing company that provides a range of outsourced sales, marketing and retail merchandising services throughout the United and Canada.

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