August 31/Chicago/PRNewswire -- New Zealand-based Fonterra Co-operative Group announced that Giovanna "Gigi" Vita has been appointed to the position of president, Fonterra North America. Vita joins a company that has been providing dairy ingredient solutions to leading food companies in North America for more 60 years, focused on ingredients for cheese, cultured products, paediatric and functional nutrition, organics, and the foodservice channel.
Vita will be based at Fonterra North America's corporate headquarters in Rosemont, Ill., just outside of Chicago. She will be responsible for overseeing operations in the U.S. Canada, the Caribbean and Central America. Vita comes from PepsiAmericas, where she was senior vice president, marketing and sales strategy.