Tim Simmone joined Kaz as its Chief Operations Officer in November 2006. Before joining Kaz, Mr. Simmone had employed his considerable management, product development, sourcing, and manufacturing talents quite successfully for several different companies. Directly before his time at Kaz, Tim helped to turn around the fortunes of New World Pasta. Under the guidance of Mr. Simmone and others, NWP emerged from bankruptcy with a solid plan for success and reversed course well enough to be purchased by leading Spanish food conglomerate Ebro Puleva. Mr. Simmone's other career highlights include successful, results-driven work for companies like Remington and The Stanley Works. Tim earned a BS in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.