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NAMES IN THE NEWS

Kansas City, Missouri-based M U L T I V A C I N C . marked
its 30th anniversary of becoming the official US daughter
company of M U L T I VAC GL OB A L with a multi-day
anniversary event, Oct. 30-Nov. 1. Nearly 300 customers,
affiliated partners and suppliers traveled to the Kansas
City headquarters to join in the celebration. The event
featured guest speakers, Dr. John Stanton, Professor of
Food Marketing at Saint Joseph's Univ., and Ron Jaworski,
former NFL Quarterback, ESPN Analyst and business owner.
The event also marked the official launch of the new X-line
thermoform packaging machine to the US market as well
as showcasing a state-of-the-art Innovation Center and new
Manufacturing Hall 3.

Des Moines, Iowabased N A T I ON A L
P O RK B OA R D
named C R A I G
MO R R I S, Ph.D.,
as its new vice
president of
International
Marketing. Morris
is currently the
Craig Morris
deputy administrator
over the Livestock,
Poultry and Seed Program of the
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
at the US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA),
a position he's held since 2004.

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The N OR T H AMER IC AN MEAT
I N ST I T U T E (NAMI) elected five new
officers to serve the organization next
year. J OH N VATR I , vice president
of operations at C AR DINAL MEAT
S PE C I A L I S T S LTD., will serve as
chairman of the board of directors,
while J OE MAAS, co-owner and
vice president of operations at
J T M PR OV I SIONS , was elected
vice chairman. B AR -S F OODS
C O. President and CEO WAR R EN
PA N I C O will be treasurer, B R AD
M C D OW E L L, president of AB F OODS
L L C , was elected secretary and MIK E
T OW N SL E Y , president of B OB
E V A N S F A RMS INC ., will become
immediate past chairman.
The board of directors of São Paulo,
Brazil-based JB S S A has elected
J E R E M I A H O' C ALLAGH AN as its
new chairman. O'Callaghan joined JBS
in 1996 and has served as the Investor
Relations Officer. In addition, the
board of directors unanimously elected
C L E D OR V I NO B ELINI , R OB ER TO
PE N T E A D O DE C AMAR GO

TIC OULAT and WES LEY B ATIS TA
F ILH O to the board.
ANDR EA ZAH UMENS K Y has
been named chief marketing officer
of Louisville, Kentucky-based K F C
US for K F C C OR P., a subsidiary of
YUM! B R ANDS INC . Zahumensky
succeeds K EV IN H OC H MAN , who
was promoted to president and chief
concept officer of KFC US in March.
Milford, Connecticut-based S UB WA Y
R ES TAUR ANTS announced the
promotion of TR EV OR H AYNES to
chief business development officer.
J OH N S C OTT has also been appointed
vice president of Global Sustainability
and Corporate Social Responsibility.
MIK E DONNELLY has been named
executive vice president and COO
of Cincinnati-based K R OGER C O.
Donnelly will assume responsibility
for both operations and merchandising
upon the retirement of F R ED
MOR GANTH ALL , executive vice
president of retail operations.
New York-based B LUE APR ON
H OLDINGS INC . has announced
that LAINIE C OONEY has joined the
company as Chief Human Resources
Officer. Cooney will report to CEO
MATT S ALZB ER G .

Multivac Inc.; USDA; National Chicken Council

The N A T I ON A L
CHI C KE N
CO U N C I L (NCC)
announced the
promotion of
HARR I SON
K I RC H E R to the role
of vice president of
government affairs.
In other news,
Harrison Kircher
BE N H A R R I SON ,
president and CEO
of A MIC K FARMS L L C , was installed
as 2017-2018 chairman of the NCC
during its 63rd Annual Conference.
Serving as vice chairman for 20172018 is M ARK K AM I NSKY , Chief
Operating Officer at K O C H F OOD S ,

Park Ridge, Illinois. C LINT R IV ER S ,
president and CEO of WAYNE F AR MS
L L C , Oakwood, Georgia, takes over as
secretary-treasurer. In addition, MIK E
B R OW N, of Vienna, Virginia, was
elected to a sixth term as president.
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