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NAMES IN THE NEWS
Bryan Humphreys
Yanick Gervais
Frank Appeldoorn
Molly Linden
Mark Swanson
NPPC
Bryan Humphreys, a pork industry
veteran, was named as the next chief
executive officer of the National Pork
Producers Council (NPPC), effective
Dec. 21. Humphreys will succeed Neil
Dierks, who announced his retirement
plans earlier this year.
Olymel
Yanick Gervais was appointed
president and chief executive officer of
Olymel LLP, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec.
He succeeds Réjean Nadeau, who
died of cancer on Oct. 14. Before his
promotion, Gervais was senior vice
president, Operations at Olymel.
Alkar Food Processing
Lodi, Wis.-based Alkar Food
Processing, a Middleby brand,
appointed Frank Appeldoorn to the
position of sales executive for Europe,
the Middle East and Asia.
We R Food Safety
We R Food Safety, Menomonie, Wis.,
promoted Molly Linden to senior food
safety and quality consultant.
Birko Corp.
Henderson, Colo.-based Birko Corp.
recently announced its chief executive
officer, Mark Swanson, has been
appointed chairman of the US Meat
Export Federation (USMEF).
Diversey Holdings Ltd.
Diversey Holdings Ltd., Fort Mill,
SC, has completed the acquisition of
Birko Corp. and Chad Equipment
LLC, a Birko subsidiary. The two
companies have 100 employees
in total and estimated 2021 sales
of more than $40 million.
National Beef
Packing Co.
Kansas City, Mo.-based National Beef
Packing Co. LLC has named Rob
Cannell chief sustainability officer.
Cannell will report to Tim Klein,
National Beef's chief executive officer
and president.
Meati Foods
Scott Tassani has been named
president of Meati Foods, a Boulder,
Colo.-based maker of fungi-based
whole-cut meat alternatives.
The Campbell Soup Co.
Stewart Lindsay has been named vice
president of corporate responsibility
and sustainability at The Campbell
Soup Co., Camden, NJ.
AAMP
Elizabethtown, Pa.-based American
Association of Meat Processors
(AAMP) recently announced Abbey
Davidson as outreach specialist.
Davidson previously worked as a
food safety consultant for We R Food
Safety since 2017.
Greater Omaha Packing
Wendy Thornbill has been named
director of strategic marketing
and corporate communications for
Greater Omaha Packing. Thornbill
previously worked with Certified
Angus Beef.
WTI
Jefferson, Ga.-based WTI named
Joe Schissler as vice president of
sales. Schissler has over 24 years
of experience selling flavors and
functional ingredients to major meat
manufacturers, seasoning companies
and flavor houses.
FlexXray
FlexXray, Fort Mill, SC, announced
the opening of its 42,000-square-foot
inspection facility specializing in foreign
material QA Hold resolution services.
Corbion
Corbion, Lenexa, Kan., tapped
Lonneke van Dijk as senior director
of its Global Preservation Business,
which operates as part of Corbion's
Sustainable Food Solutions (SFS)
business.
Cabinplant
Lars Ryholl has been promoted to
managing director of Cabinplant,
Milford, Ind., a subsidiary of CTB
Inc. Ryholl joined Cabinplant as chief
operating officer in 2018.
Foodmate US
Ball Ground, Ga.-based Foodmate
US, a subsidiary of Downers Grove,
Ill.-based Duravant LLC, named
Jim James as its new senior vice
president of service operations.
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