Divert, Inc. Expands Executive Leadership Team with Chief Commercial Officer Hire
July 19 2024 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Michelle Dietz brings 30 years of experience in
driving go-to-market strategies and transforming sales operations
to scale business growth
Divert, Inc., an impact technology company on a mission to
Protect the Value of Food™, today announced the expansion of its
executive leadership team with the appointment of Michelle Dietz as
chief commercial officer.
Dietz brings more than 30 years of experience through executive
roles spanning sales, marketing, and operations across both
emerging and mature sectors. In her role at Divert, Dietz will
spearhead revenue growth through driving go-to-market vision,
strategic partnerships, and continuous customer innovation.
“Divert is in an explosive stage of growth and we are eager to
have Michelle at the helm of our commercial function to help
accelerate our efforts to address the wasted food crisis,” said
Ryan Begin, CEO and co-founder, Divert. “Michelle brings a breadth
of experience transforming sales operations to scale business
growth, and will play a critical role in expanding our solutions
nationwide to serve retailers, food service, industrials, and other
companies.”
Dietz is the second executive leadership hire for Divert in
2024, as the company prepares to scale to 30 Integrated Diversion
& Energy Facilities by 2031 and meet growing demand for its
advanced technologies and sustainable infrastructure solutions. In
the past year alone, the company has expanded its customer base by
approximately 23%, now working with more than 6,600 customer
locations - from grocery retail to food manufacturers.
“I am thrilled to join Divert to accelerate our partnerships
with companies seeking to meet their ESG goals, increase food
donations, and reduce wasted food,” said Dietz. “We have an
incredible opportunity to work together to solve problems that
impact so many on several fronts, including reducing greenhouse gas
emissions and addressing food insecurity. This touches all stages
of the food value chain, from manufacturer to consumer.”
Most recently, Dietz served as the COO and head of sales
enablement of Wayfair Professional, leading strategic planning,
sales operations, and new capability development. She also directed
the Wayfair Professional key account sales and services teams,
attracting and converting commercial clients by developing
industry-leading solutions that encompass design, procurement, and
logistics offerings. Before her tenure at Wayfair, Dietz launched
the digital channel at Unum, a major insurance carrier, where she
developed partnerships to feature Unum products on benefits
platforms and guided brokers and sales personnel in leveraging
digital solutions to increase market penetration. Her background
also includes roles in product management at Microsoft and
corporate venture and business development at Sun Microsystems
(Oracle).
Dietz holds a B.A. from Northwestern University and an MBA from
Harvard Business School.
About Divert, Inc. Divert, Inc. is an impact technology
company on a mission to Protect the Value of Food™. Founded in
2007, the company creates advanced technologies and sustainable
infrastructure to eliminate wasted food, driving social and
environmental impact. Divert provides an end-to-end solution that
prevents waste by maximizing the freshness of food, recovers edible
food to serve communities in need, and converts wasted food into
renewable energy. The company works with over 6,600 customer
locations across the U.S. to reduce wasted food and positively
impact people and the environment. Its customer base spans across
industries and includes five Fortune 100 companies. For more
information on Divert, Inc., please visit www.divertinc.com.
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Divert Media Caroline Legg Director of Public Relations
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