SCOTTSDALE, Arizona,
November 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
RiceBran Technologies (OTCQB: RIBTd), a global leader in the
production and marketing of value added products derived from rice
bran, today announced the appointment of Mr. Joon Park as Vice President - Food Ingredient
Sales.
Prior to joining RiceBran Technologies, Mr. Park was responsible
for sales, marketing and product development support for rice bran
protein and rice bran fiber products recently developed by
South Korea-based CJ Cheil Jedang,
the global food ingredient, food, pharmaceutical and biotechnology
company. Based in Chicago, Mr.
Park headed sales and marketing of these and other new products for
CJ in North and South America.
Previously, Mr. Park served as Sales and Marketing Manager
for CJ's Global Food Ingredient Sales Team based in Seoul, South Korea. Mr. Park has lived
and worked in Europe, Asia and North
America. He speaks five languages - English, French,
German, Chinese and Korean.
W. John Short, CEO &
President commented, "We are excited to have Joon join the RiceBran
Technologies sales team. His specific knowledge of rice bran
products and derivatives developed over the past several years at
CJ, his network of target customers interested in rice bran
products and derivatives, and his extensive international sales and
marketing experience are expected to bring immediate value to our
sales and marketing efforts."
Mr. Park will continue to be based in Chicago, Illinois where he will manage
RiceBran Techologies sales and marketing activities for food
ingredients in North America.
Mr. Park can be reached by email at
jpark@ricebrantech.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements, including, but
not limited to, statements about RiceBran Technologies'
expectations regarding future sales growth of our products. These
statements are made based on current expectations that are subject
to known and unknown risks and uncertainties. RiceBran
Technologies does not undertake to update forward-looking
statements in this news release to reflect actual results, changes
in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting such
forward-looking information. Assumptions and other
information that could cause results to differ from those set forth
in the forward-looking information can be found in RiceBran
Technologies' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its most recent periodic reports.
About RiceBran Technologies
RiceBran Technologies is a human food ingredient and animal
nutrition company focused on the procurement, bio-refining and
marketing of numerous products derived from rice bran.
RiceBran Technologies has proprietary and patented
intellectual property that allows us to convert rice bran, one of
the world's most underutilized food sources, into a number of
highly nutritious human food ingredient and animal nutrition
products. Our target markets are human food ingredients and
animal nutrition manufacturers and retailers, as well as natural
food, functional food and nutraceutical supplement manufacturers
and retailers, both domestically and internationally. More
information can be found in the Company's filings with the SEC and
by visiting our website at http://www.ricebrantech.com.
Investor Contact:
Ascendant Partners, LLC
Fred Sommer
+(732)410-9810
fred@ascendantpartnersllc.com
SOURCE RiceBran Technologies