James Wagner has joined Roland Foods Corp. as chief executive officer.
January 6/New York/Press Release -- James Wagner has joined Roland Foods Corp. as chief executive officer, effective immediately. He succeeds Charles E. Scheidt, a member of the company’s founding family and chairman and CEO of Roland. Scheidt will remain chairman.
Prior to joining Roland Foods, Wagner was chief operating officer at The Chefs’ Warehouse. Before becoming COO of The Chefs’ Warehouse, he held a number of positions within the company, including chief commercial officer, director of business development and vice-president of the West coast operations. Before joining The Chefs’ Warehouse in 2005, Wagner worked as an independent consultant to a number of start-up companies, including the launch of TrueChocolate, a chocolate-processing company. He was also a principal at Jump Communications and a vice president at Clear!Blue. Both companies provide business consulting services.