Mark Vaughan

Mark is a fresh foods and agriculture industry veteran. He founded Vaughan Foods in 1988 and nurtured it from a small family business to a publicly traded company of over 500 team members with a national customer base.

For over three decades, Mark has worked in the food industry as a thought leader in innovative fresh food products and processes. A marketer at heart, he is known for leading his teams to deliver the right fit to his customers with creative products and solutions. Mark was the President and CEO of a NASDAQ-listed company of 500 employees with reach across the US, Mexico, and Canada. In 2011, he was instrumental in marketing his company to a national competitor. He founded and managed other interests including a technology and logistics company. Since early 2016, Mark has served as President and CEO of Fresh Avenue, a sales, marketing, and logistics firm that works with national restaurant, foodservice and retail brands on fresh product sourcing.

With a solid record of volunteer work, Mark actively serves his community as a reserve deputy sheriff, and serves as advisor to the Robert S. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center at Oklahoma State University.