Geoffrey Draper
President
Geoffrey Draper has been involved with food sales for all of his life. He began working very early at his father’s three Los Angeles area independent markets and, with his three oldest siblings, briefly ran the stores before selling them while still in his early twenties. He has spent most of his early business career working closely with his father and mentor, Warren, in a number of business ventures.
Geoff joined with Warren Draper to start Le Grand Marketing in 1983 and is heavily involved in all aspects of the organization, and works very closely with sales, administration, and technical support. He has been very active in building the sales network beyond the Southern California area and is the primary liaison with all sales territories.
His account responsibilities include Ralph's Grocery Company/Kroger and Whole Foods Markets. Geoff specializes in capturing specific product requests by retailers and matching those requests with the strengths of Le Grand Marketing represented manufacturers. He enters his twenty-ninth year with the company.
A Southern California resident for all but two years of his life, Geoff currently lives in Brea, and spends much of his spare time following the activities of his five children and six grandchildren. He is dedicated to, and inspired by, the life and memory of his beloved wife Bonnie who past away in March of 2011.
Kevin Draper
Senior Vice President
Kevin Draper joined Le Grand in 1984 after a number of years in the foodservice industry. He approaches the business with an aggressive dedication to establishing close ties to key decision makers, and to providing quality service and follow through.
Kevin provides a unique service with his role as coordinator for industrial plays and videos. These tools have proven extremely useful for purposes of store level training and product role-outs. He works closely with retailers to design effective mediums to convey critical information to store level personnel.
Before coming to the company, Kevin spent several years in the restaurant business, both in the kitchen and in customer service. In his spare time, he is an avid golfer and enjoys spending time with his wife Jennifer.
Kevin has account responsibility at Food4Less, Stater Brothers, and manages the sales for our Arizona division.
