Several high-profile companies and organizations in the Halifax area, including Outcast Foods and b4checkin, have announced changes in senior management in the past few days.

Dartmouth-based Outcast Foods, which makes powdered food products from rejected produce, has hired Miriam Zitner as Vice President of Business Development.

Halifax’s b4checkin, which makes software for hotel chains, has appointed Peter J. Rogers, Jr., as its new CEO. And Margaret Palmeter is leaving the ideaHUB at Dalhousie University to join the Research, Innovation and Discovery team at Nova Scotia Health.

Zitner most recently was the Halifax Partnership’s Vice-President in charge of the Halifax Innovation District. Now she will lead North American expansion for Outcast Foods, which converts aging produce into a powder that can be used as food supplements or ingredients.

When Outcast closed its $10 million funding round in March, it said it would expand its plant in Dartmouth and build a facility in Southern Ontario that will have the capacity to generate up to $30 million in revenue annually. That will allow Outcast to go after more international clients, including the multi-national food producer Nestle.

“Outcast is on a mission to create a healthier planet with zero food waste,” said Outcast CEO Darren Burke in a statement. “Miriam will play a key role as Outcast continues to refine its processes and expand its reach with a team of passionate and engaged employees.”

Zitner said in an email that she will also remain an adviser to the Innovation District and the Halifax Innovation Outpost. She will also work on the green economy and five-year economic development plans for the city.

Halifax’s b4checkin, whose software helps hotels accept reservations and online payments, said Rogers will move to the CEO’s post having served as the company’s Chairman of the Board. Co-Founder Saar Fabrikant, who has been both CEO and President, has been named President, and will direct product development and strategic sales.

Rogers became Chairman in 2016, following 27 years at Micros Systems, where he was Executive Vice-President of Investor Relations and Business Development. Micros had been acquired by Oracle in 2014.

Palmeter has spent two years as the Director of the ideaHUB, the Dal Engineering Faculty’s incubator for hardware-focused startups. She is leaving that post to become the Director of Business Development for the Research, Innovation and Discovery team with Nova Scotia Health. Her new role involves developing industry partnerships to expand commercialization opportunities and promote an innovative and entrepreneurial culture in healthcare.