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NAMES IN THE NEWS
Catherine Muldoon
Alfred Williams
Molly Parker
Patricia Wong Bridges
Patrick McGady
Perdue Farms
Perdue Farms, Salisbury, Md.,
announced the appointment of
Catherine Muldoon as its chief
compliance officer. In this role
Muldoon will serve as the top executive
of Perdue Farm's Office of Business
Ethics & Compliance.
Great Kitchens
Great Kitchens Food Co.,
Romeoville, Ill., promoted Admir
Basic to the role of president and chief
executive officer. Basic will oversee the
company's recent acquisition of frozen
pizza company Uno Foods.
Tyson
Springdale, Ark.-based Tyson Foods
Inc. promoted Danyel Bischof to
chief technology officer. Bischof
previously worked as vice president
of IT for poultry, prepared foods and
customer enablement for Tyson. Other
technology responsibilities will be held
by Doug Kulka who has served as
chief information officer since January.
Meyer Natural Foods
A longtime beef industry executive
from Cargill, John Keating, is coming
out of retirement to lead Loveland,
Colo.-based Meyer Natural Foods as
chief executive officer. Keating retired
from Cargill in 2022.
Land O'Frost
Lansing, Ill.-based Land O'Frost
announced that Alfred Williams has
been promoted to vice president of
manufacturing. Williams will also be
joining the Land O'Frost executive
leadership team. He has been with
the company for 20 years, serving in
multiple capacities as a formulation lift
driver and service operator, production
supervisor, plant superintendent, and
plant manager.
Butterball
Molly Parker, the director of food
safety and animal care at Butterball
LLC, Garner, NC, was named chair of
the Poultry & Egg Sustainability
and Welfare Foundation Board
of Trustees in January. Since 2019,
Parker held several leadership
positions on the Foundation's Board of
Trustees. During Parker's one-year term
as chair, she will lead the Foundation's
Board of Trustees, managing the
budget and administration of the IPWA
and US-RSPE.
Cargill
Cargill, Wayzata, Minn., has added a
pair of experienced company leaders
to its executive team, naming Joanne
Knight chief financial officer and
Philippa Purser head of strategy and
global process leader.
Arkansas
Mike Rogers, who previously served
as senior director of maintenance and
refrigeration at Tyson Foods Inc.,
Springdale, Ark., was named chief
workforce officer (CWO) for the state
of Arkansas. Rogers was appointed
to the role by Governor Sarah
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Huckabee Sanders who created the
Governor's Workforce Cabinet
and the new position of CWO in early
February to develop more skilled,
qualified workers.
Coleman
Natural Foods
Coleman Natural Foods, Golden,
Colo., announced that Patricia
Wong Bridges will serve as the
new senior director of marketing
and communications. In this new
role, Bridges will lead the company's
consumer marketing initiatives and
new product development.
Handtmann
Handtmann Inc., Lake Forest, Ill.,
announced the promotion of Patrick
McGady to the role of president of
Handtmann USA. During more than
18 years at Handtmann, McGady has
worked in various roles of increasing
responsibility, including senior sales
and marketing, gaining experience
in inside and field sales, sales
management, corporate management
and international marketing.
Church's Texas Chicken
Atlanta-based Church's Texas
Chicken announced Danton Nolan
is joining the company as executive
vice president, chief financial
officer. Church's also named Roland
Gonzalez as US chief operations
officer and Natalia Franco as
executive vice president, global chief
marketing officer.
Perdue Farms; Land O'Frost;Butterball; Coleman Natural Foods; Handtmann Inc.
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