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NAMES IN THE NEWS

Glenn Leitch
Mario Rodriguez

Mark McKay
Mario Rodriguez

Austin, Minnesota-based
H OR M E L F OOD S has named
GL E N N L E I T C H executive vice
president of supply chain. He is
currently group vice president of
Hormel Foods and president of
J E N N I E - O T U R KE Y ST OR E.
Additionally, ST E V E LY KKE N
has been named senior vice
president of Hormel Foods and
president of Jennie-O Turkey
Store. He was most recently
president of A PPL E GAT E , a
subsidiary of Hormel.
Salisbury, Maryland-based
PE R D U E FA R M S announced the
promotion of M A R K M C KAY to
president of PE R D U E PR E M IUM
M E AT , a new branch of the
company focusing on the pork,
lamb, beef and pet treat business.

San Antonio-based KI OL B A SS A
S M OKE D M E AT S announced
the appointment of BIL L WA GN E R as the company's new
chief financial officer.
St. Francis, Wisconsin-based W I X ON I N C . appointed RON
R AT Z as its senior vice president, overseeing all commercial
and customer development functions. 
ST E WA RT F. G L E NDIN N I N G joined Springdale, Arkansasbased T YS O N F O O D S I N C . Dec. 11 to take over the
role of chief financial officer, a role held by D E N N I S
LE AT HE RBY since 2008. Glendinning will take on the
responsibilities of CFO, effective Feb. 10. Leatherby will
remain with the company until April.
In addition, Tyson named A M Y T U the new executive
vice president and general counsel. She will replace D AV ID
L. VAN BE BBE R who has held the role since May 2008,
and will stay on board until May 11. D E A N B A N KS, an
executive at X , an Alphabet Inc. company, joined the Tyson
board and will serve on its Governance and Nominating
Committee and Strategy and Acquisitions Committee.
FR O NTM AT E C, Kolding, Denmark, has entered into
an agreement to acquire J I N I N G X I N GL ON G F OOD
MA CHINE RY M ANU FA C T U R I N G C O. LT D . , Jining,
Shandong, China, a leading supplier of equipment to the
red meat industry in China. The transaction will provide
Frontmatec with market access in China and in addition a
local production setup dedicated for the Chinese market.

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Bill Wagner

Ron Ratz

The ANIMAL AGR IC ULTUR E
ALLIANC E announced the
winners of the 2017 College
Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship
competition. In the individual
competition, the winners were:
first place ($2,500 scholarship),
ER IC A B ALLMER , Purdue
Univ.; second place ($1,000
scholarship), ALLIS ON
B UR ENH EIDE , Oklahoma State
Univ.; and third place, ($500
scholarship), ALEX J AC K S ,
Mississippi State Univ. In the
club competition, the winners
were: first place ($2,500),
Agriculture Club, Western Illinois
Univ.; second place ($1,000),
Agriculture Advocacy Class,
Northwest Missouri State Univ.;
and third place ($500), Les
Voyageurs, Louisiana State Univ.

H AR PAK -ULMA , Taunton,
Massachusetts, introduces J OHN
S IR R IDGE as regional sales manager supporting customers
in Iowa and Minnesota and H ENRY (H ANK ) GLAES ER as
regional sales manager of the Midwest regions (Colorado,
Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota).
Westchester, Illinois-based INGR EDION INC . has
announced leadership changes relating to the promotion
of J IM ZALLIE to president and CEO on Jan. 1. J OR GEN
K OK K E will be promoted to executive vice president, global
specialties and president, North America; PIER R E PER EZ
Y LANDAZUR I was promoted to senior vice president and
president, EMEA; and ER NES TO POUS ADA has been
named senior vice president and president, South America.
Homewood, Illinois-based C AR L B UDDIG AND C O.
was honored by The Family Business Center at Loyola
Univ. Chicago's Quinlan School of Business with the
Dean's Award at the 24th Annual Illinois Family Business
of the Year Awards. The company was recognized for its
commitment to family business, supply chain management,
social responsibility and emerging markets.
Lodi, Wisconsin-based ALK AR named industry veteran TIM
MOS K AL president.
B OEH R INGER INGELH EIM , Gainesville, Georgia,
announced DR . R OY J AC OB and DR . C LAUDIA OS ORI O
have joined the US Poultry Veterinary Services team.
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