Paradise Foods appoint Wong as interim CEO

THE Paradise Foods Ltd board has appointed Ben Wong its interim chief executive officer for three months.
Chairman Anthony Smaré said Wong had held executive leadership positions in multinational companies and fast-moving consumer goods sector globally prior to joining the company as the group chief financial officer in September 2019.
The previous chief executive officer was James Rice who has left for home in the US.
“Ben has been CFO for Paradise Foods for the last two years and had filled in for James previously for short stints.
“Ben will continue to hold the role of Group CFO and act as interim Group CEO for this period,” Smare said.
“Ben’s key focus as acting CEO will be to ensure that the executive leadership team and the Paradise group as a whole maintains a business-as-usual approach for the next few months to achieve the Group’s targets for 2021 as we continue to build upon Paradise’s core strengths, strong brands and excellent reputation in PNG as a quality food and beverage manufacturer.”
Wong said he was thrilled to support the company and staff during this transition period “and look forward to continuing our company growth together as a family.”