John Gay, former National Restaurant Association senior vice president of government relations and public policy, has advanced to the C-suite, being named executive director and CEO of the 1,900-member Natural Products Association, effective Oct. 28. Gay replaces interim NPA Executive Director and CEO Daniel Fabricant, who took over after the June resignation of David R. Seckman, who now heads the Food Processing Suppliers Association. John Gay Gay told CEO Update that the NPA position is a good fit since NRA and NPA both have memberships composed largely of small businesses. “I particularly enjoy working with entrepreneurs. The restaurant business is not too… Read More