Mario Masellis, vice president of sales and marketing of Catania Worldwide, has been named the 2022-2023 chair of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) .
Masellis has been a CPMA board member since 2009 and a mentor for the CPMA’s Passion for Produce program. He has more than 25 years of industry experience.
“It is a tremendous honour to have this opportunity to serve as CPMA Chair. I’m looking forward to building upon the work my colleagues and past chairs have done, which supports CPMA as the voice of the produce industry in Canada. The key areas that I would like to work on include improving education and training, raising consumer awareness around fresh produce consumption, and supporting an environment for diversity and inclusion within our industry,” says Masellis.