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Monterey Gourmet Foods Appoints Food Marketing Expert Tammy G. Katz to the Board

Tuesday 06. January 2009 - Katz Replaces Wong Who Retired

Monterey Gourmet Foods (NASDAQ: PSTA), a manufacturer and marketer of fresh gourmet refrigerated food products, named Tammy G. Katz, 47, an independent director of its board effective January 1, 2009. Katz will serve on the Compensation and Nominating Committees and replaces Jim Wong who retired effective December 31, 2008. The board membership remains at nine members.
Van Tunstall, chairman of the Monterey Gourmet Foods’ board, said, “We welcome Tammy to our board. As an expert in branding and consumer marketing she has led the marketing for major brands including Miller Lite, Ortho, RoundUp, Enfamil, Boost, Dearfoams, Borden, and Ruffles. We are excited for her contributions to our marketing, brand-building, and innovation programs. In addition, we thank James for his leadership and 11 years of dedication to the company.”
“I am honored to join the board,” said Katz. “Monterey Gourmet Foods has strong, well-positioned brands with exceptional growth potential. My goal is to help the company further capitalize on its strong brand portfolio and marketing effectiveness.”
Katz is CEO and founder of Katz Marketing Solutions, a marketing and brand management consulting firm specializing in food and consumer products, in Columbus, Ohio. She is an experienced food marketing and innovation executive and has led marketing of major brands at Frito-Lay, Miller Brewing Company, Mead-Johnson Nutritionals, Borden, and The Scotts Company. Katz is also Adjunct Instructor of Brand Management at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business MBA Program and serves on several central Ohio philanthropic boards.
Katz earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from The Ohio State University and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from The Ohio State University.