SALINAS, CA - Digital technology solutions provider Inteligistics is tapping the expertise of an experienced food safety and agtech leader, welcoming Gary Fleming to the role of Chief Executive Officer.

“Industries from consumer package goods to manufacturing to travel have experienced significant gains in efficiency and profits from digitally transforming their operations,” stated Fleming. “Inteligistics is positioned and poised to accelerate these advances across the fresh foods supply chains. Companies today collect data from disparate sources, but fail to maximize the full value the data can provide. Using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), Inteligistics makes sense of the data to help companies look at each segment of their supply chain with a magnifying glass, reducing labor and energy use, increasing throughput, reducing shrink and waste, and selling more product at higher margins.”

Throughout his career, Fleming has been at the forefront of supply chain efficiencies and technologies, developing standards and industry best practices across the fresh food sectors to improve traceability and visibility in the supply chain, a press release explained. During his time as Vice President, Industry Technology and Standards at the International Fresh Produce Association, Fleming was one of the primary architects of the Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) following the E coli spinach outbreak in 2008. His most recent position was CEO for Dapicon, a supply chain technology platform in the fresh foods sector.

“Digital transformation of fresh supply chains is in its infancy, and Inteligistics can help companies get there faster and reap the benefits sooner,” added Fleming. “I’m very excited for the opportunity we present to help companies squeeze greater value out of their legacy data platforms and transition to the operational standard where data drives smarter decisions, turns regulatory compliance expense into revenue and the industry experiences less waste and higher profits across the entire fresh supply chain.”

Fleming has also been a consultant to Inteligistics for the past year, spearheading the development of the data architecture and user interface for Inteligistics’ groundbreaking 1-Click FSMA 204 Compliance Reporting functionality, which was released in May 2024.

Upon Fleming’s appointment, Rao Mandava—who founded Inteligistics in 2010 and has been its CEO and Chairman since its inception—is now the company’s Executive Chairman. While Fleming is taking over responsibilities for daily operations and product marketing and development, Mandava will focus his activities on investor, industry, and key account relations, the release stated.

“Gary is the perfect person to take over day-to-day management of Inteligistics and spearhead our growth,” said Mandava. “His knowledge of food safety and technology, combined with his deep connections in fresh food and management experience, will guide our team as we help companies maximize the value from their digital transformations”.

To read more about Fleming’s career, click here.

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