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People
Clif Bar & Co.,
Emeryville, CA, hired
Rich Berger as vicepresident of engineering to
lead the firm's expansion
Berger
in food supply. Mr. Berger
is a 19-year veteran of the baking industry
who most recently was director of engineering for Bimbo Bakeries USA.
J.S.B. Industries, Chelsea,
MA, hired Shawn Keavy
as manager of product
research and development
for Muffin Town.

as vice-president of research and development and technical services.
Markel Food Group, Richmond, VA,
hired Cindy Yao as chief financial officer.
Nu-Tek Food Science,
Minnetonka, MN, named
Peter Kaye as chief marketing officer.
Kaye

Keavy

The American Bakers Association,
Washington, DC, named Laurie Graves,
director of people systems with The Bama
Companies, as vice-chair of the Human
Resources Committee.
Kelly Wiens was appointed as the new program
coordinator for BEMA,
Overland Park, KS.
Wiens

Deagle

Brooks

Cross

Pasquini

A-B-C Packaging
Machine Corp., Tarpon
Springs, FL, has hired
David Deagle as southern
regional sales manager
to provide technical sales
assistance and support to
customers throughout the
southeastern US.
Gum Technology, Tucson,
AZ, named Joshua Brooks
president, Aida Prenzno
as vice-president of
technology and Patricia
"Tish" O'Callaghan as
chief financial officer.

The Long Co., Chicago,
hired Mark McNail as consulting field
services engineer.

Prenzno

Manildra Group, Shawnee Mission, KS,
hired Clodualdo "Ody" Maningat, PhD,
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Reading Bakery Systems,
Robesonia, PA, made
several hires. Joseph
Cross was hired as mixing system manager and
Vincent G. Pasquini as
pretzel and snack technical sales engineer. Steven
R. Thompson was named
the manager of procurement and Brian E. Julian
was named manufacturing manager at the
Indianapolis facility.

Robesonia, PA-based Reading
Thermal unveiled a redesigned
website (www.readingthermal.com).
The company said the redesign
more effectively showcases Reading
Thermal's portfolio of products
and offers more information in one
location. In addition, the website
enables company representatives to
enhance their sales capabilities.
SunOpta, Inc., Toronto, ON, commissioned a new value-added
organic and specialty cocoa processing facility located at Middenmeer,
The Netherlands.
Wire Belt Co. of America recently
expanded its Londonderry, NH. The
addition includes energy-efficient
windows, LED lighting, and occupancy sensors. Furthermore, the
addition's expanded roof will allow
for the future extension of their current solar energy system.

In Memoriam
Jim Williams, past chairman of B.C. Williams Bakery Service, Dallas, died Jan. 15 at
the age of 90. Mr. Williams joined B.C. Williams Bakery Services in the mid-1950s.
He began in a sales role and went on to hold several positions during his career at the
company. Most recently he was chairman. He was a 50-year member of the American
Bakers Association (ASB) and a member of the National Allied Trades Association.
Edward Meise, who spent 56 years with AMF Bakery Systems, died on Dec. 21. He
was 90 years old. Mr. Meise held virtually every position with AMF, from service
technician to president. He was most recently executive vice-president. He also spent
10 years as general manager of Burford Corp., Maysville, OK. He served as a BEMA
director and a member of the International, Product Liability and Scholarship committees. He also was a BEMA representative on the American Bakers Association
Safety Committee. In 2002, Mr. Meise was awarded the first lifetime achievement
award given out by BEMA.
Bill Davis, longtime member of ASB and president and owner of Bill Davis &
Associates, died on Dec. 16. He was 77. Mr. Davis began his career in the industry
in 1960 with Campbell Taggart Associated Bakeries. In 2001 he started Bill Davis &
Associates, a bakery consulting and support group that provides support to bakers in
the US, Southeast Asia, Pacific Rim and China. He was a member of numerous organizations, including ASB, ABA's Safety Committee, and the AIB Education Committee.
He spent 35 years on the Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee.

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