McCain names new Canadian president

After almost 10 months without a president of its Canadian operation, McCain Foods Limited yesterday announced the appointment of Shai Altman. He starts Oct. 20.

Altman joins McCain from Wrigley, where he was Canadian president.

He began at Wrigley in 1997 as a key account manager and eventually went on to lead consumer marketing. Altman also spent time with the gum maker in Israel and India before becoming Canadian head in 2009.

"Shai's passion, expertise and dedication to strategic growth will be of great value to McCain," said McCain president and CEO Dirk Van de Put. "He will be a tremendous asset to both our Canadian business and our North American senior leadership team."

Altman replaces former president Darryl Rowe, who stepped down last December.