March 5/Plymouth, Wis./Press Release -- Sargento Foods Inc. announces the hiring of Jeff Baldwin as senior manager--end user support and Eric Liederbach as senior manager--applications and analysis in the company’s Information Technology Department.

As senior manager--end user support, Jeff will be responsible for the overall guidance of the end user support team and the IT support center, training, mobility, leasing and maintenance contracts, reporting to Sue Peterson, vice president--information technology.

“We’re pleased to have Jeff on board and look forward to the knowledge that he’ll bring to this growing department,” said Louie Gentine, president and chief customer officer at Sargento. “Jeff’s 22 years of diverse information technology experience will be a strong asset for the team, and we are excited for him to join the Sargento family.”

Before Sargento, Baldwin held the position of technology project manager at Genesis10 in New York, a business and technology firm. Before Genesis10, he held roles overseeing information technology groups, including helpdesk support, networking, telecommunications and servers.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in management information systems from National American University in St. Paul, Minn.

Liederbach will be responsible for the ongoing management and further development of SAP systems specific to manufacturing and supply chain, also reporting to Peterson.

“Eric’s previous work experience will help our SAP systems to better focus and meet the needs of our internal customers,” said Louie Gentine, president and chief customer officer at Sargento. “We are thrilled Eric is joining Sargento and look forward to watching the Information Technology Department continue to grow with his expertise.”

Before joining Sargento, Liederbach held the position of senior systems project leader at Kohler Co. in Kohler, Wis. Prior to that, he also held roles overseeing information technology groups responsible for supporting operations.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in applied science from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.