Decas Cranberry taps next chief executive

By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff

Decas Cranberry Products Inc. announced the appointment of Charles B. Dillon as chief operating officer and successor to chief executive Jeffrey Carlson.

"Mr. Dillon will replace Jeffrey Carlson as president and chief executive officer on Jan. 1st, 2010 when Mr. Carlson, the current president and chief executive officer, retires," the Carver-based company said in a press release. "Mr. Carlson will continue to work with the company in a consulting role."

Decas Cranberry Products, Inc. is an 80-year-old, vertically-integrated grower, handler, processor, and marketer of cranberry and cranberry-based ingredient products that processes more than 50 million pounds of cranberries each year.