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business notes

MacLennan to succeed Page as Cargill CEO
The Cargill board of directors has tapped David MacLen-

later that same year. He was elected to the Cargill board

nan to be the company’s next CEO, Cargill reported Sept.

of directors in 2000 and served as president of Cargill

11. MacLennan, who is currently serving as president and

from 2000-2011. Page joined Cargill in 1974 as a trainee

COO of Cargill, succeeds Greg

in its feed division and has held

Page who, at the age of 62, will

various leadership positions in the

retire as CEO but continue serv-

company’s businesses in Asia and

ing as executive chairman.

North America.

MacLennan has held various

As executive chairman, Page

leadership positions within Car-

will continue to lead the board

gill since joining the company

of directors. He will act as a rep-

in 1991. He was elected Cargill’s

resentative of the company in a

president and COO in 2011. He

variety of forums.

became Cargill’s CFO in 2008,

“This is a dynamic and di-

and was elected to the company’s

verse global company. We are

board of directors.

excited about the opportunities

Before his start at Cargill, Ma-

Greg Page

ahead and have the highest con-

cLennan held a senior vice presi-

fidence in David to deliver on that

dent position with LIT America

promise,” Page said.

in Chicago and was president of Fixed Income Capital
Markets at US Bancorp Piper Jaffray in Minneapolis.
Page became CEO of Cargill in 2007 and chairman

Cargill’s board of directors also elected Emery Koenig as a vice chairman of the company. He will keep his
position as Cargill’s chief risk officer.

Butterball strengthens animal-welfare program
Butterball LLC announced significant changes to the

poultry health management, North Carolina State Univ.

company’s animal-care and well-being program. Input

In mid-February 2012, police arrested six employees

and collaboration with leading industry specialists and

of a Butterball turkey farm in Hoke County, NC, follow-

scientists in animal care has resulted in on-farm practices

ing the release of an undercover video that depicted ani-

and processes that enable Butterball “to set a higher stan-

mal abuses at the facility. So, Butterball strengthened its

dard for the industry,” the company said.

employee-training programs. New hires receive training

The program includes four elements – an independent

in animal care and well-being before their first day on the

animal-care and well-being advisory council; employee

job, and training is mandatory for tenured workers. Also,

training; American Humane Association (AHA) Certifica-

Butterball employees receive additional training annually.

tion; and on-farm improvements and operational updates.

The company has applied for certification under the

Advisory council members serve two-year terms and

American Humane Certified program, a third-party hu-

have bi-annual meetings. Council members for 2013-2015

mane certification program that emphasizes care of farm

are: Temple Grandin, Ph.D., professor of animal science,

animals. Butterball turkeys were approved to carry the

Colorado State Univ., and long-time Meat&Poultry col-

AHA certification label starting in 2013.

umnist; Joy Mench, Ph.D., professor of animal science,
Univ. of California-Davis; Yvonne Thaxton, Ph.D., Center

ments and updated operational processes, and will continue

for Animal Well-Being, Univ. of Arkansas; Jesse Grimes,

evaluating its operations. Butterball is currently develop-

Ph.D., poultry science extension specialist, North Caro-

ing several pilot projects, including video surveillance of

lina State Univ.; and Michael Martin, Ph.D., professor of

Finally, Butterball has implemented on-farm improve-

operations and recurring internal and third-party audits.

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