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NAMES IN THE NEWS
Kevin Garland
Audrey McElroy
Mike Eardley
Devon Griggs
Kate Rome
NCC
During the Washington, DC-based
National Chicken Council's annual
conference, the group announced four
new officers will serve for 2022-2023.
Kevin Garland, chief executive officer
of Mountaire Farms, was named
the new chairman. Randy Day, CEO
of Perdue Farms, will serve as vice
chairman. A new addition to the NCC
officer corps will be Bill Griffith,
chief operating officer at Peco Foods,
who will serve as secretary-treasurer.
In addition to the three new officers,
Mike Brown was elected to a 12th term
as president of the NCC.
Texas A&M
Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas, announced that Audrey
McElroy, PhD, was appointed the
permanent head of the College of
Agriculture and Life Science's poultry
science department on Nov. 1 after
serving in an interim role. As interim
head, McElroy led recruitment efforts
and facility improvement projects that
resulted in almost $6 million in donations
from individual and corporate donors for
department initiatives and infrastructure.
IDDBA
During its annual board meeting,
International Dairy Deli Bakery
Association (IDDBA), Madison,
Wis., announced Mike Eardley, the
president and chief executive officer,
will be retiring. The IDDBA Executive
Committee has begun a search for
Eardley's successor.
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Conagra
Chicago-based Conagra Brands Inc.
promoted Devon Griggs to senior
director of food safety from director
of food safety (special ops). Prior
to Conagra she was global sector
sanitation manager for North America
and Latin America at Mondelez
International Inc. for four years and
director of hygiene for consumer foods
at Aryzta. She earlier spent many
years at Kraft Foods in a variety of
sanitation and supervisory roles.
WMIN
The Washington-based Women's
Meat Industry Network (WMIN)
announced the first recipient of the
Most Impactful Woman of the Year
Award, Kate Rome, president of
Rome Grinding Solutions. Rome
was selected for her leadership and the
promotion and development of women
in the meat and poultry industry.
NPPC
The Washington-based National
Pork Producers Council (NPPC)
recently appointed Kelly Cushman
to the newly created position of
vice president of domestic policy.
Cushman will manage US government
engagement, advocacy and lobbying
efforts for the US pork industry.
USMEF
Denver-based US Meat Export
Federation handed out two
awards during its Strategic Planning
Conference in Oklahoma City in
November. Ambassador Robert
Lighthizer, who led the Office of the
US Trade Representative during the
Trump administration, was selected for
the Michael J. Mansfield Award. Leann
Saunders, co-founder of Where Food
Comes From, received the USMEF
Distinguished Service Award, which
honors outstanding figures in the red
meat industry who demonstrate the
exceptional individual dedication
responsible for the federation's
continued success.
Munters
Munters Corp., Amesbury, Mass.,
announced plans to build a new
400,000-square-foot flagship facility
in Amesbury, which is expected to be
fully operational by 2024. The facility
will increase production capacity,
improve workflow and offer added
comfort for employees. It will house
fabrication, assembly, rotor production,
a new R&D laboratory and a service
training academy.
NARA
David L. Meeker, PhD, current senior
vice president at the North American
Renderers Association (NARA) and
director of research for the Fats and
Proteins Research Foundation
(FPRF), Alexandria, Va., is retiring at
the end of the year after more than
18 years with the association. Meeker
has also served in positions with the
National Turkey Federation and the
National Pork Producers Council,
among others.
NCC; Sam Craft, Texas A&M AgriLife; IDDBA; Conagra Brands Inc.;WMIN
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