April Blackmore

Interim Chief Operating Officer at Woodland Foods

April Blackmore has a diverse work experience in various leadership roles in the manufacturing and operations sector. April is currently serving as an Interim Chief Operating Officer at Woodland Foods since December 2022. Prior to this, they worked as an Operating Advisor at Graham Partners in 2021. From 2020 onwards, they have also been the President/Consultant at AH Blackmore.

In their previous roles, April held the position of Vice President Operations - Mann Packing at Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc from May 2019 to January 2020. April also served as the Vice President Operations at Super Store Industries from July 2017 to May 2019. At Super Store Industries, they had executive responsibilities for various departments such as Manufacturing, Operations, Supply Chain, and Quality.

Before that, they were the Vice President Operations and Supply Chain at The Little Potato Company Ltd from November 2016 to May 2017. April also worked as the Vice President of Operations at Ventura Foods from April 2014 to July 2016, where they had multiple plant responsibilities in manufacturing various food products.

April also had experience working at The Nature's Bounty Co. as the Director of Manufacturing from October 2013 to April 2014. Prior to that, they held roles of increasing responsibility at Nestlé, starting as a Director- Plant and progressing to other roles until September 2013. April began their career at PepsiCo, where they held progressive roles, including Plant Manager and Senior Manager positions, from May 1999 to June 2009.

April Blackmore's vast work experience reflects their expertise in operations management, supply chain, manufacturing, and leadership in the food and beverage industry.

April Blackmore has a diverse education history. April holds a Master's degree in Business Administration and Management, with a specialization in Health Science, from Meridian University International. April also has a Bachelor's degree in Biology/Biological Sciences from Azusa Pacific University.

In addition to these degrees, April has completed various certificate programs. April obtained a certificate in Leadership from UCLA Anderson School of Management in 2005 and a certificate in Artificial Intelligence - Implications for Business Strategy from MIT Sloan School of Management in 2018.

April has also participated in seminar courses to further enhance their education. In 2006, they completed a seminar course on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.

Please note that specific start and end years are not provided for the MBA degree from San Jose State University and the seminar course at Harvard Law School, indicating that the exact duration of these educational experiences is unknown.

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