Rancho Dominguez, CA – Roger O’Brien, President and CEO of Santa Monica Seafood, announced that James Nissenberg has been hired as Senior Director of Logistics. James will lead and manage the Logistics department for the Company and his duties will include all freight activity at all Company locations, managing the Company’s fleet program of approximately 75 trucks, and managing and developing approximately 95 drivers and other transportation support employees in 6 separate locations.
James Nissenberg obtained his BA from UCLA and his Masters in Transportation from MIT. James is a Certified Supply Chain Professional and has completed professional development courses in systems and managerial finance. He has 15+ years’ transportation and supply chain experience in a variety of industries, including grocery and food.
Roger O’Brien added, “Hiring James fills the only open position we’ve had in our Management Team and provides us a person with the knowledge and experience to provide leadership and strategic advice to implement our transportation and fleet strategy.”
ABOUT SANTA MONICA SEAFOOD
Santa Monica Seafood, as a family-owned and operated company for the past 78 years, is the largest specialty wholesale distributor of fresh and frozen seafood in the southwestern U.S. with its corporate offices and main processing facility located in Rancho Dominguez, California, along with five additional seafood processing and distribution facilities in California, Arizona and Nevada. Santa Monica Seafood also owns and operates two retail stores and cafes – in Santa Monica and Costa Mesa, CA – which specialize in seafood and seafood related products. Santa Monica Seafood was the first and still the only seafood company in the United States to achieve the internationally recognized FSSC 22000 certification for food safety management systems and ISO 14001 certification for environmental management programs, as well as BAP certification for its Rancho Dominguez facility for repacking salmon and tilapia products.
Source: Santa Monica Seafood
