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I.B.I.E. elects new chairman
for 2016 committee
WASHINGTON - Michael J. Cornelis, vice-president of American Pan,
has been elected chairman of the International Baking Industry Expo committee for 2016. Baking Expo 2016 will
take place Oct. 8-11, 2016, in Las Vegas.
"I am truly honored to be elected
chairman for I.B.I.E. 2016," Mr. Cornelis said. "Michael Beaty did an incredible job as chairman of I.B.I.E. 2013.
My goal is to build on the momentum
he helped create in order to grow the
expo and deliver even more value to
our industry."
Mr. Beaty said the I.B.I.E. is "fortunate" to have a leader like Mr. Cornelis.
"I am confident he will have a strong
positive impact on the expo and the
industry at large," Mr. Beaty said.
In addition to Mr. Cornelis, the
committee added two new members:
Howard R. (Robin) Alton, III, chief ex-

ecutive officer of Pan-O-Gold Baking
Co., and Fred Springer, president and
c.e.o. of Burford Corp.
Mr. Alton, the committee's A.B.A.
representative, currently is chairman
of the A.B.A. and sits on its executive committee. He also
served on the board of
directors for The Long
Co. for several years
and has been active in
industry associations.
Mr. Springer, BEMA's
committee representa- Cornelis
tive, has been with Burford for more than 40 years, working
extensively in trade shows, marketing
and new product development. He
has held several board and chairman
positions throughout his career and
is a recipient of the Robert A. Fischer
Distinguished Service Award.
Joe Turano, president of Turano

A.B.A. taps co-chairs for E.L.D.C.
WASHINGTON - Jesse Amoroso,
Amoroso Baking Co., and Morgan Murphy, Mother
Murphy's
Laboratories, have been named
co-chairmen of the
American Bakers Association's Executive
Leadership Development Committee. Their Amoroso
appointments take effect in March.
"Jesse and Morgan bring a tremendous amount of energy and innovation
to E.L.D.C.," said Robin Alton, chairman of the A.B.A. and president and

chief executive officer of Pan-O-Gold
Baking Co. "With such an outstanding leadership team in
place, I am confident
that E.L.D.C. will continue to achieve its valuable mission to partner
executive management
development with promoting A.B.A.'s aggresMurphy
sive policy agenda on
Capitol Hill."
Mr. Amoroso and Mr. Murphy will
replace outgoing co-chairs Connie
Vaughan of McKee Foods Corp. and
Pete Frederick of Milner Milling Inc.

Industry Activities

Baking Co., will step into his new role
as I.B.I.E. vice-chairman, and Chris
Clark, vice-president of operations for
the A.B.A., will serve as I.B.I.E. assistant secretary and treasurer. Dennis
Gunnell, president of sales and marketing at Formost Fuji Corp., will return as I.B.I.E. secretary.
Along with the new appointments,
two members have resigned from the
I.B.I.E. committee: R. Jack Lewis Jr.,
president of Lewis Bakeries, Inc. and
former I.B.I.E. chairman, and Hans
van der Maarel, International Bakery
Consulting Ltd. Both men served as
I.B.I.E. committee members for 28 and
21 years, respectively.
I.B.I.E. is the grain-based foods industry's largest trade event. Baking
Expo 2013 included approximately
half a million square feet of exhibition space, with the latest ingredient,
equipment, technology, packaging
and supply solutions from 815 exhibiting companies, representing a 13% increase in exhibitors over 2010's event,
with 19% more square footage. MBN
"Connie and Pete have set a very
high bar with their leadership of
E.L.D.C.," said Kelly Knowles, staff
liaison for the E.L.D.C. "It has been
an honor to work so closely with
them since 2010, and over the course
of their tenure, E.L.D.C. has made
great strides in program content,
member participation and political
involvement."
The E.L.D.C. planning meeting
will be held March 16 in conjunction with the A.B.A. Convention at
The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Ariz.
All A.B.A. members are encouraged
to attend. The E.L.D.C. Public Policy
Forum will be held Sept. 17-19 in
Washington. MBN

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