Comax Flavors has named a new regional Western sales manager.

Javin Ramos joins Comax with nine years of experience in the flavor industry. He spent seven years training to be a flavorist at T. Hasegawa and established an analytical lab before spending two years in technical sales for IMCD (formerly L.V. Lomas) and Abelei Flavors.

“We are pleased to welcome Javin to our sales team,” says Bill Graham, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Comax. “Javin’s skill set will be an asset to our sales department and will support Comax’s ongoing global growth strategy.”

Ramos holds a bachelor’s degree from California State Polytechnic University of Pomona in Food Science and Technology as well as an MBA from Pepperdine University with an emphasis in International Business.