Gorton’s President and CEO Judson Reis set to retire

Kurt Hogan named successor

Jul 19, 2019

Gorton’s President and CEO Judson Reis

Gorton’s Seafood has announced President and CEO Judson Reis will retire at the end of this year. Reis has been with the company for 29 years and is the founding chairman of the non-profit Seafood Nutrition Partnership.

Current VP of Sales Kurt Hogan will take the positions of president and CEO on January 1, 2020. He has been with Gorton’s since 1991.

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