Imperial Dade, a Jersey City, New Jersey-based food-service distributor, has appointed Devashish Saxena as its first chief digital officer. Saxena, a veteran B2B ecommerce executive, will focus on building a “world-class omnichannel customer experience” for the company.
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“Devashish is an excellent addition to our organization, contributing his expertise and passion to further develop and execute our digital strategy,” said Charlie D’Elia Jr., chief commercial officer of Imperial Dade. “Digital transformation has a critical role to play in our disciplined growth plans, and his experience and leadership will be invaluable in the years ahead.”
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Saxena, a long-time veteran of digital commerce and marketing who also serves on the adjunct faculty at Carnegie Mellon University, most recently served as vice president and chief digital officer at PPG, the Pittsburgh-based coatings manufacturer. Prior to PPG, Saxena was group vice president, global digital business and ecommerce at Rexel, a France-based omnichannel electrical supplies distributor. In earlier positions, he led digital operations at electronics distributor Premier Farnell (now part of Avnet) and Texas Instruments.
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Imperial Dade, founded in 1935, has experienced substantial growth organically and through acquisitions since 2007, when it was acquired by Robert Tillis, its chairman, and Jason Tillis, CEO. In recent weeks, the company has acquired such companies as janitorial-sanitation products distributor Classic Solutions Inc., Columbus, Ohio; Fresno, California-based food-service packaging distributor Focus Packaging & Supply Co.; and packaging and janitorial supplies distributor Solutions Sherby, Granby, Quebec.
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In addition, Imperial Dade opened new logistics hubs this month in Las Vegas and Orlando, Florida.
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“We are excited to have Devashish join our team and lead our digital transformation,” said Jason Tillis, CEO of Imperial Dade. “His experience and leadership will be invaluable in the years ahead as we continue to grow our business and expand our digital capabilities.”
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Sources: https://www.digitalcommerce360.com/2023/03/31/a-chief-digital-officer-joins-food-service-distributor-imperial-dade/