Bio

A passionate advocate for people, consumers and food safety. A highly accomplished and dedicated business executive, with recognized global leadership in Food Safety, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Compliance, Consumer Affairs and Research & Development in the food and beverage manufacturing industry. Since August of 2005 Steve has been a member of the corporate leadership team as Senior Vice President of Technical Services & Corporate Quality for The Bumble Bee Seafood Company, one of North America’s largest branded seafood companies and a 120-year leader in the seafood industry. As an expert in problem solving, crisis management and risk management, he is sought out by his peers to help manage tough issues to successful outcomes. Steve’s current focus is on developing people, creating positive consumer experiences and driving food safety & compliance within the company and with its business partners, consistent with the company’s mission to create a new generation of seafood lovers. Through active leadership throughout his career in industry organizations such as Grocery Manufacturers Association, National Fisheries Institute, Fisheries Council of Canada, Food & Consumer Products of Canada, and IFT, he is known throughout the food and beverage industry as a thought leader in traceability, food safety and food defense. He currently is a member of the Momentum Food and Beverage Exchange Advisory Board, the GS1 Retail Grocery Initiative Executive Leadership Committee, the University of California Riverside Design Thinking Advisory Board and Michigan State University’s Center for Research into Ingredient Safety External Advisory Committee, where he brings industry experience and his thought leadership for the benefit of these organizations.