DES MOINES, IOWA — Kristen Thomas and John Goetz have joined the technical sales team for the food technologies division in North America at Kemin.

Ms. Thomas has been named a technical sales manager with responsibility for growing the food technologies business in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and the Dakotas. She most recently was an account executive at Saratoga Food Specialties.

Ms. Thomas received a bachelor of science degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Mr. Goetz has been named a technical sales manager with responsibility for growing the food technologies business in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Louisiana. Prior to joining Kemin, he held roles with Williams Foods and most recently Foran Spice Co., where he was Midwest territory manager.

Mr. Goetz received a bachelor of science degree in food science at Kansas State University and a master’s of business administration from Keller Graduate School of Management.