Ocean Spray Chief Executive Officer Bobby Chacko was fired Feb. 3 for violating the company’s harassment policy, the cooperative announced.

"At Ocean Spray, we have pledged to hold everyone accountable and ensure that every decision is made in the best interest of the cooperative," Peter Dhillon, chairman of Ocean Spray's board of directors said in a news release. "It should be noted that Bobby Chacko helped to right the ship at Ocean Spray and set us on a new path. However, no matter how valuable someone's contributions may be, we simply cannot accept a violation of our company policy."

James White, former chairman, president and CEO of Jamba Juice, who joined the board of Ocean Spray in June, was named interim CEO. A search for a permanent CEO is under way, according to the company.

Chacko joined Ocean Spray in 2017 as senior vice president and chief growth officer and was promoted to CEO in 2018 following the departure of former CEO Randy Papadellis. Chacko previously worked at Mars Inc. and Coca-Cola Co.