Allen Harim hires new sales team for NAE chicken

Allen Harim, a leading producer of No Antibiotic Ever chicken on Delmarva, has promoted Harry Tillman to director of sales and marketing. He has assembled an experienced team of sales professionals to grow the company's footprint across all sectors.

"Tillman joined the company in January as senior director of business development, but has quickly proven his leadership skills and depth of knowledge in the business," said Joe Moran, president and CEO of Allen Harim. Originally from Savannah, Ga., Tillman spent the bulk of his career at Smithfield Foods in Smithfield, Va., where he held various roles including general manager of the deli group and most recently senior director of sales. He has a bachelor of science degree in communications from Georgia Southern University. He and his wife Tracy have one daughter who is attending Florida State University.

Paul Timlin joins the Allen Harim team as a business development manager, after almost 30 years in consumer food product sales. He has leadership experience in every aspect of sales, sales management, marketing, merchandising and customer service. For the past 10 years he was with Smithfield Foods as a sales manager. Prior to that, he worked for Oscar Mayer and Tyson Foods as a sales director. He has a bachelor of arts degree in public administration from York College of Pennsylvania. He and his wife Debbie live in Rhode Island with their three children.

Mark Rutter joins the Allen Harim team as a business development manager with more than 25 years of sales experience in retail and food service, primarily at Smithfield Packing. He also worked for National Beef Packing Co. and Windy City Food Brands Brokerage, and most recently at Cargill. Rutter will be responsible for growing the Nature's Sensation No Antibiotic Ever, all vegetable-fed product line for the company. He has a degree in business management from Christopher Newport University. He and his family live in Salisbury, Md.

Michael Hernandez joins the sales team from another department within Allen Harim. He is a retired Air Force veteran who served as a police officer, Air Force recruiting manager, trainer and marketing specialist. He holds a bachelor of science degree in human resources management, and is currently seeking a master's degree in business administration. He lives in Felton and has two daughters. He joins the team as an account manager.

Nicole L. Hall joins the sales team with a sales background and a master's degree in business administration. She graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in food and agribusiness marketing and management, as well as agriculture and natural resources. She and her husband live in Selbyville, and she will join the team as an account manager.

"We have assembled a strong team to go after retail and food service customers with our No Antibiotic Ever chicken," Tillman said. "We are excited to cultivate new customers, re-establish the strong relationships we have with our existing customers, and to continue our growth in this market."