Cocona Labs welcomed back Christopher Leyes as chief operations officer. Leyes returns to the company having worked as the director of operations at Pangea Organics.

Leyes worked with Cocona, Inc., the parent company of 37.5 Technology, in the early years of its founding, as vice president, finance and operations from 2006 to 2010 and returned as chief operating officer and chief financial officer from 2013 to 2018. He brings over 22 years of experience leading complex supply chain, operational and financial initiatives at Ibex, Tommie Copper, Inc., Everyone’s Earth, and Kane 11, which will serve the company well as it continues to expand into apparel, footwear and home goods.

“I am delighted that Chris is returning for a third tour of duty at Cocona,” Jeff Bowman, CEO, Cocona Labs, said. “Besides being a good friend and an outstanding team player, Chris’ strategic expertise and competence in global supply chain and value chain management are unparalleled. Suppliers and customers alike have called to let me know how excited they are to have him back. I have no doubt that Chris will complement our already strong leadership team.”