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Handtmann Inc. announced

Provisur Technologies Inc. has announced the ap-

the appointment of Jay Wenther,

pointment of Virgil Holloway as account manager for

Ph.D., as Director of Meat Tech-

the Southeast region of the United States. Holloway has

nology, responsible for oversight of

an extensive background in the meat and poultry process-

field applications and management

ing industry, including management roles at companies

of the Arthur Handtmann Technol-

based in the southeast, including Tyson and OK Foods.

ogy Center. Wenther is the former
executive director of the American

IDEXX Laboratories Inc. announced the retire-

Association of Meat Processors.

Jay Wenther

ment of Merilee Raines as executive vice president and chief financial officer following the annu-

Ji m C a mpbel l was appoi nt-

al meeting of stockholders in May 2013. Raines has

ed president and CEO of Kansas

been chief fi nancial officer of the company since 2003

City, Mo.-based MULTIVAC,

and has been employed by the company since 1985.

Inc. He succeeds Jan Kuhlman
who led the company since 2006.
Campbell joined the company in

Ahart to the position of vice president. Ahart, a 17-year

1992 and was appointed managing

veteran of Superior Farms, currently serves as national

director of MULTIVAC U.K. Lim-

director of producer relations. Ahart began working for

ited in 2011.

Jim Campbell

Superior Farms announced the appointment of Greg

Superior Farms in the quality control/quality assurance
department eventually transitioning to fabrication man-

Canadian poultry industry veter-

ager. His next move was leading the company’s case-

an Mark Finnimore has joined

ready division. From there, Ahart progressed to serve as

Marel Stork Poultry Processing

the plant manager and ultimately the general manager for

as vice president of poultry sales –

the Dixon, Calif., facility.

Canada. Finnimore brings a vast
background in the poultry business

Shawna Brown as product manager. In this newly cre-

in live operations, hatchery and feed,

ated position, Brown will oversee product development and

processing and further processing.

Mark Finnimore

Computerway Food Systems (CFS) has appointed

to his position including experience

implementation. Brown has been with CFS since 1999 and
held positions in sales, marketing and most recently proj-

Bob Bard has joined GEA Food

ect management and training. CFS has appointed Brent

Solutions as president of GEA

Clodfelter as the new projects manager, the position for-

Food Solutions North-Ameri-

merly held by Brown. Clodfelter will oversee the project

ca and head of the Americas Region

management team in the commissioning of Computerway

Sales Organization as of December

Systems in North America. Doug Simpson will move

2012. Bard’s career at GEA started

into the role of technical manager.

in 1998 and he has served in many
sales roles in different companies

American Meat Institute (AMI) President and CEO

within GEA Farm Technologies.

Bob Bard

J. Patrick Boyle announced three internal staff promotions. In the AMI Foundation, Susan Backus was

Harpak-ULMA welcomes Tim Fox as regional sales
manager for the Midwest territory. Fox is based in North-

and Betsy Booren will become the chief scientist of the

field, Minn., and has more than 18 years of experience in

foundation. In the member services department, Eric

equipment and material sales and service. His sales focus

Zito will now serve as the director of membership and

has been on Thermoform films, tray lids and Vertical F/F/S.

promoted to executive director of the AMI Foundation,

exposition services. ■

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