Absorption Corp increases its team

James Gorrell has been added to the management team of the US-based pet supplier Absorption Corp as CareFresh and pet speciality brand manager. For the past 12 years Gorrell has been with the Nutro Company, a division of Mars, Inc., where he worked most recently as brand manager for Nutro Max dog food. He previously served in shopper marketing, sales and field marketing positions at Nutro. Prior to Nutro, Gorrell was branch general manager for Corporate Communications Center as well as sales & marketing director for the Bankcard division of Tabs Direct in Houston. He also has advertising agency and media buying experience.