SEATTLE -- Jones Soda Co. said that Joth Ricci has been named COO of the Seattle-based beverage company. Ricci is currently general manager of Portland, Ore.-based Columbia Distributing Co.
"We've known Joth for the last couple of years as we've had a close working relationship with Columbia Distributing," said Interim CEO Stephen Jones, to whom Ricci will report. "Joth has a strong marketing and operating background and fits nicely into our plans to compliment our unique Jones Soda creativity with world class strategy and executional excellence. We're [image-nocss] really looking forward to Joth's leadership."
Reporting to Ricci will be sales, operations and customer service, including the company's relationship with National Beverage Corp. and human resources.
Ricci, 39, has been with Columbia Distributing since 2000. Before his last position, he served as vice president of human resources and process improvement and regional vice president of sales and marketing. Before joining Columbia Distributing, he spent nearly 10 years with McNeil Consumer Healthcare/Johnson & Johnson. Positions there included director of customer marketing, Wal-Mart/Sam's business director, trade marketing manager, western division manager, customer marketing manager, unit manager, key account manager and account manager.
Headquartered in Seattle, the beverage company sells its Jones Soda products through its distribution network in select markets across North America. Jones Soda is sold through traditional beverage retailers and nontraditional locations that sell soda.
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