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NAMES IN THE NEWS
Nathan Annis
Fred Halvin
Mike Davis
Bob Billingsley
Mike Levengood
Hormel Foods
Hormel Foods Corp., Austin, Minn.,
announced that Nathan Annis
will succeed Fred Halvin as vice
president of corporate development.
Annis currently works as the director
of investor relations, business
planning and analysis. Halvin will be
retiring after 37 years with the food
manufacturer. In addition, Hormel
announced the appointment of Paul
Kuehneman to the role of vice
president and controller.
Stellar
Stellar, Jacksonville, Fla., has
promoted Mike Davis to senior vice
president in Food & Beverage. He most
recently served as the division's vice
president of operations.
Sanderson Farms
Laurel Miss.-based Sanderson
Farms announced that Bob " Pic "
Billingsley, director of development
and engineering, has been named a
recipient of the US Poultry & Egg
Association's annual Lamplighter
Award during the 2022 International
Production & Processing Expo.
US Poultry &
Egg Association
Mike Levengood, vice president,
Chief Animal Care Officer and Farmer
Relationship Advocate for Perdue
Farms was elected chairman of the
board of directors of Tucker, Ga.-based
US Poultry & Egg Association.
The board meeting was held during
the 2022 International Production &
Processing Expo.
Vital Farms
Kathryn McKeon has been named
chief marketing officer at Vital Farms,
Austin, Texas, a producer of pastureraised
eggs and other dairy products,
including butter, ghee, breakfast bars
and egg bites.
Kraft Heinz
Pittsburgh-based Kraft Heinz Co.
named Andre Maciel as global chief
financial officer. Yang Xu has also
been named global head of corporate
development for the company.
Motif FoodWorks
César Vega has been named vice
president of food design at Motif
FoodWorks, a Boston-based food
technology company.
National Pork Board
Dustin (Dusty) Oedekoven, DVM,
joined the Des Moines, Iowa-based
National Pork Board (NPB) as chief
veterinarian on Feb. 25. In addition,
Patrick Webb, DVM, will serve as
NPB's assistant chief veterinarian and
Brett Kaysen, PhD, who has been
serving as senior vice president of
sustainability for NPB, has taken on
the role of senior vice president of
producer and state engagement.
BioZyme
Chris Cassady, PhD, is the new
Technical Sales Field Manager at
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BioZyme Inc., St. Jospeh, Mo. In his
role, he will help educate dealers,
producers and the staff about
nutritional needs as they relate to
livestock to help make the customer
more profitable.
Certified Group
Certified Group, Melville, NY,
announced the appointment of Justin
Malvick as president, Food and
Beverage, where he will be responsible
for the formulation and execution of
the company's largest business unit's
growth and long-term strategic plans.
IDDBA
Madison, Wis.-based International
Dairy Deli Bakery Association
welcomed Heather Prach as its new
education director.
GA Pizza
General Assembly Holdings
Ltd. (GA Pizza), Toronto, named
Katharine Joakim chief financial
officer. In addition, Brendan Beamish
was hired as director of sales, Eric
Hacke was promoted to the new role
of senior vice president of technology
and Ryan Donik joins the company as
senior vice president of marketing.
Future Meat Technologies
Rehovot, Israel-based Future Meat
Technologies has appointed Nicole
Johnson-Hoffman as its new chief
executive officer. She previously served
as managing director, Further Processed
Foods for OSI Europe.
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