Nammex, a supplier of Certified Organic functional mushroom extracts, announced that Bill Chioffi has joined the company’s management team as chief strategy and innovation officer.
 
Chioffi has 30 years of experience in production and sales of herbal medicine within the natural products retail, manufacturing, and food and beverage sectors. Chioffi spent 21 years with Gaia Herbs in various roles, the most recent being vice president of global sourcing and sustainability.
 
Most recently, Chioffi was vice president of strategic partnerships and business development for the Ric Scalzo Institute for Botanical Research at Sonoran University of Health Sciences, creating partnerships with Arizona State University and companies from the natural products sector for funded botanical research projects for two years.
 
Chioffi has also served on multiple nonprofit boards including United Plant Savers, the Sustainable Herbs Program, and Appalachian Forest Farmers. He represents Nammex with the American Herbal Products Association.
 
“Bill’s long-standing relationships in the Natural Products sector coupled with his intimate hands-on knowledge of the responsible production, use, and research of traditional medicines are important attributes that Bill brings to his new role at Nammex,” said Jeff Chilton, Nammex founder and president. “We are very excited to have Bill on our team.”
 
“Nammex has long advocated for best practices in the mushroom category, and the company’s products are second to none,” said Chioffi. “I’m delighted to be part of such a stellar company as the mushroom category undergoes such rapid growth in consumer demand.”