Sodexo names David Woodbury as chief commercial officer for the U.S.

Sodexo has named David Woodbury to a new role—chief commercial officer for Sodexo U.S. Woodbury joined Sodexo more than 20 years ago and during his tenure, he has held operations and commercial leadership roles. Most recently he served as chief sales officer for Sodexo’s Healthcare business.

David Woodbury. | Photo courtesy of Sodexo. 

“With our best-ever sales performances in recent years, we are building on this momentum and taking a bold next step in our commercial growth journey,” said Sodexo North America CEO, Sarosh Mistry, in a statement. “I am confident David’s leadership and sales acumen will bring us exponential commercial success and growth in the coming years.”

 In addition, in an effort to ignite organic growth, the foodservice provider is forming one combined U.S. commercial team.

“Our mission with this new structure is to become best-in-class and grow faster and more profitably than any other competitor in the U.S. market,” said Woodbury, in a statement. “I believe this ambition is possible based on our sales performance in certain divisions in recent years. My mission is now to scale that exceptional performance to reflect our entire U.S. team, magnifying Sodexo as the leader in valued experiences across the entire business.”