Fresher Under Pressure News
3-4-2002 - Kent, Wash. - Fresher Under Pressure, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Flow International Corporation (Nasdaq: FLOW), today announced the appointment of Matthew Rutherford to the new position of Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
"Matt has built his career in the food industry and has an impressive background in strategic planning, operations, marketing, and sales management," said Pat Adams, President and CEO of Fresher Under Pressure, Inc. "He also brings substantial new product and business development experience-as well as a global perspective-which will make him a great addition to our executive team as we build and grow our company."
Before joining Fresher Under Pressure, Inc., Rutherford was director of global accounts for International Paper's beverage packaging division, where he led a global segmenting, targeting, and positioning process that resulted in a refocused and highly successful selling effort. He also served as the beverage packaging division's global business manager for aseptic packaging and as general manager for Europe, Latin America, and North America.
"I am excited to join the Fresher Under Pressure team," said Rutherford. "I believe that my international food industry experience, along with my proven marketing and sales management skills, will facilitate the broad commercialization of this most promising technology."
About Avure Technologies Incorporated
Avure Technologies Incorporated is a wholly owned subsidiary of Flow International Corporation. Avure's Fresher Under Pressure HPP technology destroys food-borne pathogens, including Salmonella, E. coli and Listeria, without compromising taste, color, texture or nutritional value. HPP also destroys other organisms that can cause spoilage in fresh foods. For more information, visit www.avure.com.
About Flow International Corporation
Flow International Corporation is the world's leading developer and manufacturer of ultrahigh-pressure waterjet technology for cutting, cleaning, and food safety applications, as well as isostatic and flexform presses. FLOW provides total system solutions for various industries, including automotive, aerospace, paper, job shop, surface preparation, and food production. For more information, visit www.flowcorp.com.
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