RQA Appoints Vice President of Business Development for Product Dynamics Division

DARIEN, Ill. — RQA, Inc. today announced the addition of Pamela Vaillancourt as the vice president of business development for its Product Dynamics Division. Vaillancourt will be responsible for sales and marketing in North America for areas of consumer research, sensory evaluation, and product formulation and development.

 “We are truly fortunate to count Pam as a member of our organization. We look forward to utilizing her knowledge, experience and extensive contacts in the food industry to strategically develop this rapidly expanding business,” said RQA President Larry Platt.

Vaillancourt joins Product Dynamics from TIC GUMS with more than eleven years of experience in sales and service within the food industry, and more than twenty years of experience in food manufacturing and food service.

Her degrees include a bachelor’s in food science and technology from Washington State University and a master’s food science from the University of Washington. Vaillancourt currently is a member of the Board of Directors for the Institute of Food Technologists and has recently been elected by her peers to serve a three year term on the IFT Nominations and Elections Committee.