Chad accepted the position of North America Sales Manager in November of 2021 and has been with 1,4GROUP since August 30, 2019. He started out as the Western U.S. Technical Sales Rep. Before that, he was employed by Potandon Produce LLC for about 12.5 years. During that time he was involved in their sales team and then as a Variety Operations Manager for the last 7 years. Chad oversaw joint ventures and dedicated partners in WA, AZ, TX, ND, MN, VA and FL and has had the opportunity to work with co-packers all over the county. Before his time in potatoes, he was in corporate finance and mortgage lending with ICCU, AIG and HSBC.
Chad has a degree in Accounting from Montana State University with a minor in Economics. He has two beautiful girls, ages 13 & 10. He says it seems like life keeps them pretty busy but he does love his football, especially his Chicago Bears. They love going to the movies as a family and traveling when they can.