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NAMES IN THE NEWS

DR . JO HN G L I S S O N , vice president of research for the
US POU LT RY & E G G A SS OC I AT I ON (right) presented
J O HN CARE Y with the USPOULTRY annual Lamplighter
Award during the International Production & Processing
Expo (IPPE) in late January. Carey is a professor and
department head for the Dept. of Poultry Science at Texas
A&M Univ. and an extension program leader. The award is
given to individuals for "sustained and exemplary service"
to the poultry and egg industry. C A R OL C A R D ON A , a
professor and Pomeroy Endowed Chair in Avian Health
for the Dept. of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences at the
Univ. of Minnesota, and PA U L PR E SS L E Y , executive vice
president of industry programs for USPOULTRY, were also
recipients of Lamplighter awards.

P E RD U E FA R M S ,
Salisbury, Maryland,
announced the
promotion of
RAND Y D AY to
CEO. Day has served
as COO since May
2016. J I M PE R D U E ,
chairman of Perdue
Farms, has been
Randy Day
chairman and CEO
of the company since
1991. Perdue will continue to serve as
chairman and company spokesman.

JO E M AAS , co-owner and vice
president of operations at J T M
FO O D G RO U P , Harrison, Ohio, has
been named as the new secretary
of the NO RT H AM E RI C A N M E AT
IN ST ITU T E (NAMI). Maas previously

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J B T C OR P. , Chicago, announced its
purchase of Erlanger, Kentucky-based
AV U R E T E C H NOLOGIES INC .,
a leading provider of high pressure
processing (HPP) technology, for
$57 million. According to JBT, the
acquisition of Avure should bring in
approximately $50 million of additional
annual revenue.
Arden Hills, Minnesota-based LAND
O' L A KE S I NC . has hired J AS ON
W E L L E R , former chief of the US Dept.
of Agriculture's Natural Resources
Conservation Service (NRCS). Weller
joined the company as a senior director
of sustainability starting Feb. 27. Weller
will report to MATT C AR S TENS ,
senior vice president for the Land
O'Lakes SUSTAIN business unit.
R I C H PR OD UC TS C OR P., Buffalo,
New York, has announced two
promotions on its executive leadership
team. GE OR GIA DAC H ILLE will take
on the role of executive vice president,

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global supply chain and technology
and PAUL K LEIN, has been promoted
to the role of executive vice president,
chief information and strategy officer.
WALT F R EES E joined Denver-based
TETON WATER S R ANC H as CEO,
effective March 27. Founder J EF F
R US S ELL will continue working with
the company on the development of its
supply chain partners and network.
Denver-based NIMAN R ANC H ,
a subsidiary of PER DUE FAR MS ,
announced the appointment of
K ER R I MC C LIMEN as its director of
communications, a newly created role
for the company.
Glendale, California-based DINE
EQUITY INC ., the parent company
of APPLEB EE' S NEIGH B OR H OOD
GR ILL & B AR and IH OP restaurants,
announced that J OH N C YWINS K I
has been appointed president of
Applebee's restaurants.
F R AMAR X /WAX S TAR , has attained
B R C C ERTIF IC ATION for the audit
conducted at its South Chicago Heights,
Illinois, facility on Feb. 2 and 3. The
BRC Global Standard for Packaging is
an internationally recognized GFSIbenchmarked certification.

Photos: Top right, US POULTRY; left, Perdue Farms

WE ST L I BE RT Y F O O D S L L C , West
Liberty, Iowa, named industry veteran
G E RALD L E S S ARD president of the
company's new subsidiary, L I B E RT Y
FR E E R ANG E P O U LT RY L L C .
He most recently served as COO at
Denmark, Wisconsin-based SA L M
PART N E RS L L C. Liberty Free Range
Poultry will consist of breeding stock
and processing plants West Liberty plans
to acquire from Decatur, Arkansas-based
CRYSTAL L AK E FARM S.

served as an officer in the North
American Meat Association. Other
NAMI board appointments include
S A R A L I LY G R EN, treasurer; B R IAN
C OE L H O, immediate past chairman;
M I KE T OW NS LEY, chairman; and
J OH N VAT R I, vice chairman.
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