June 10/Elk Grove Village, Ill./Agriculture Business Week -- John B. Sanfilippo & Son named Robert J. Sarlls vice president, Strategy and Business Development of the company. In this newly created role, Sarlls will be responsible for working with the senior management team in further developing and refining the company's business strategy and supporting its execution. In addition, he will work with the company's business leaders in pursuing and securing new business opportunities, both domestically and internationally, including providing critical leadership in any future acquisitions, joint ventures or strategic alliances.
Sarlls "brings a wealth of food industry experience and leadership to JBSS, having specialized exclusively on the food industry for more than 10 years. He provided financial and strategic advisory as well as investment banking and corporate finance services to the industry both domestically and internationally during that time. Sarlls has worked extensively with large global and growing, mid-sized food companies, primarily with privately held and/or family-operated businesses across all major industry sectors, ranging from production agriculture to branded and non-branded food manufacturers, food distributors and food retailers."