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Names in the News

Hormel Foods Corp., Austin,

of Mexico, was elected chairman of the board of the

of the following employees: Thom-

USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) for

as Day, group vice president, food-

2013-14. Until January, von der Heyde was vice president

service, was promoted to group vice

of international sales at Pilgrim’s headquarters in Gree-

president, Refrigerated Foods. As a

ley, Colo., when he was moved to the company’s opera-

result, Deanna Brady, vice presiThomas Day

Charles von der Heyde, president of Pilgrim’s Pride

Minn., announced the promotion

tions in Mexico.

dent of sales, foodservice, advanced
to group vice president, foodservice,

McDonald’s Corporation, Oak Brook, Ill., announced

and Mark Ourada, foodservice regional sales manager,

Danya Proud of McDonald’s US Communications is

was promoted to vice president of sales, foodservice. The

headed to Singapore to become director of corporate re-

promotions will become effective Oct. 28.

lations for McDonald’s Asia-Pacific, Middle East and
Africa (APMEA) region. Proud will provide counsel to

Gernot Foerster, former presi-

McDonald’s APMEA president Dave Hoffmann. Re-

dent of Tipper Tie Inc., based in

placing Proud is Lisa McComb, who will become direc-

Apex, NC, retired on May 21 after

tor of McDonald’s US media relations.

15 years of working with the Dover
Corp., which owns Tipper Tie. On
June 1, Tim Warning, who has
Tim Warning

Global animal health and nutrition leader Alltech, Lexington, Ky., has appointed Dr. Tugrul Durali as Asia-

been with Dover for more than 12

Pacific technical manager for Alltech’s Mycotoxin Man-

years, was appointed the new presi-

agement Team.

dent of Tipper Tie Inc.
Golden State Foods, Irvine, Calif., announced the apThe National Pork Board has

pointment of John Broekhuis to group vice president,

named Kevin Waetke as vice presi-

international. In this role, Broekhuis will oversee the com-

dent of strategic communications.

pany’s international operations, facilities, plan achieve-

Waetke, who recently served as ex-

ment, sales and strategic growth worldwide.

ternal communications director for
Aviva USA and before that worked

tion was named the “2013 Industry Leader of the Year”

tional Pork Board in Des Moines,

by The Poultry Federation of Arkansas, Missouri and

Iowa, on June 25.

Kevin Waetke

Marvin Childers, president of The Poultry Federa-

at Wells Fargo, started with the Na-

Oklahoma during the 54th Annual Poultry Festival. The
award recognizes the outstanding achievements of poul-

The American Meat Science As-

try and egg executives and their contribution to the in-

sociation (AMSA) announced that

dustry. Mark Martin of Applied Industrial Technolo-

Dr. Brad Morgan, senior food

gies was also recognized by the federation as the “2013

safety and enhancement specialist

Sales Representative of the Year” during the festival.

for Zoetis, recently began his threeyear term on the AMSA board of
directors as the 2013-2014 president

lutions Inc. announced that Mark Futrovsky has been

elect. He has been an active mem-

appointed president of the company. Prior to his appoint-

ber of AMSA since 1986.

Brad Morgan

Beverly Hills, Calif.-based TOMI Environmental So-

ment, Futrovsky worked as a senior consultant for TOMI.

Indiana Pork has named Josh Trenary as its new execu-

that Marshall Fong has joined FMC BioPolymer as the

who served the organization for more than seven years.

FMC Corporation, based in Philadelphia, has announced

tive director effective Aug. 2. Trenary replaces Mike Platt,

global marketing director of Food Ingredients. ■

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