Wayne De Vries, Founder and Owner/Partner, has over 40 years of experience in the marketing and selling of food and confectionery products. Wayne has held key marketing and sales positions with Warner-Lambert Co., Life Savers Inc., and Nabisco Brands.
Wayne has had an international orientation, having spent three years in Australia managing the consumer products business of Warner-Lambert Co. While based in the U.S., he has also had international responsibilities for Life Savers and Nabisco Brands. While at Nabisco, Wayne created and implemented a strategy of an import company to successfully compete in the specialty food category. In 1989, he started Riverside Imports, the predecessor company to NOBLE International Foods.
Wayne has Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics, also from Michigan State.
Heather De Vries, Partner, has over 10 years of experience in the insurance industry. She spent 7 years underwriting health benefits for a portfolio of National Accounts clients. Heather was responsible for account level pricing development and calculating future claim projections. In 2013, she joined NOBLE International Foods and has since been managing relationships with food manufacturers in Italy and customers in the U.S.
Heather has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics from the University of Virginia.
Wayne has had an international orientation, having spent three years in Australia managing the consumer products business of Warner-Lambert Co. While based in the U.S., he has also had international responsibilities for Life Savers and Nabisco Brands. While at Nabisco, Wayne created and implemented a strategy of an import company to successfully compete in the specialty food category. In 1989, he started Riverside Imports, the predecessor company to NOBLE International Foods.
Wayne has Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics, also from Michigan State.
Heather De Vries, Partner, has over 10 years of experience in the insurance industry. She spent 7 years underwriting health benefits for a portfolio of National Accounts clients. Heather was responsible for account level pricing development and calculating future claim projections. In 2013, she joined NOBLE International Foods and has since been managing relationships with food manufacturers in Italy and customers in the U.S.
Heather has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics from the University of Virginia.