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NEWS FRONT
PEOPLE
The board of directors of Cargill, Minneapolis, MN, elected Gregory Page chairman,
effective Sept. 11. Mr. Page succeeds Warren
Staley, who retired from the company.
Flowers Foods Bakeries
Group, Thomasville, GA,
appointed A. Craig White
regional vice-president for
a newly formed sales region.
Mr. White will oversee sales
WHITE
and operations for a region
that encompasses West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Arkansas and new markets
in Ohio.
The company also named
MAGGARD
Jess Maggard Jr., current
vice-president of sales, to president of the
Morristown, TN, bakery. Additionally, the
company promoted Karyl H. Lauder to
vice-president and chief accounting officer
and Vandy T. Davis to vice-president and
corporate controller. They will report to
R. Steve Kinsey, who was appointed senior
vice-president and c.f.o. on Aug. 27.
Richard H. Lenny, president and c.e.o., The
Hershey Co., Hershey, PA, announced his
intent to retire at the end of the year.
The company named David J. West
c.e.o., president and director. Mr. West
is currently executive vice-president and
c.o.o. for Hershey.
Rondo Doge North America, Moonachie, NJ, appointed John Latshaw aftersales service manager, North
America. Mr. Latshaw will
coordinate parts and service
LATSHAW
efforts across the company's
offices in New Jersey and Toronto, ON.
Nestlé, Vevey, Switzerland, nominated Paul
Bulcke, current head of the Zone Americas
division, c.e.o. of the company. The company's shareholders will vote on the nomination at its annual meeting on April 8, 2008.
Barry Callebaut, Chicago, IL, appointed Tom
Canavino Southeast regional sales manager;
Bill Tomich regional sales manager, gour-

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met and specialties; and Raynald Nolin site
manager, R&D, St. Hyacinthe, QB.
J&K Ingredients, Paterson, NJ, announced the
opening of
its new MidMILLER
BARNARD
west office in
Norman, OK. Kurt Miller, director of sales,
Midwest, will head the new office.
The company also appointed Jim
Barnard director of technical sales.
The American Bakers Association (ABA),
Washington, DC, announced changes to its
government relations team. Kelly Knowles
transitioned to director of political affairs
with responsibility for the ABA political
action committee.
The group also promoted Rasma Zvaners
to senior federal government relations manager, and Deah Shaw, ABA graduate intern,
became executive legislative assistant.
Brian Callahan joined ABA as federal
government relations manager and ABA
staff liaison to the Human Resources and
Fleet and Distribution committees. ABA
also hired Cory Martin as federal government relations manager serving as
ABA staff liaison to the Commodity Task
Force Committee. Mr. Martin will also
assist with activities of the food technical
regulator affairs committee.
ADM Milling, Overland Park, KS, named
Mark Kolkhorst president. Mr. Kolkhorst
will report to Mark Bemis, vice-president of
cocoa, malt and milling, at ADM, Decatur,
IL. Mr. Kolkhorst succeeds Craig A. Fischer, a 34-year veteran of the company, who
recently announced his retirement plans.
Kerry Group PLC, Tralee,
Ireland, announced the
retirement of Hugh Friel,
c.e.o., effective Dec. 31.
Stan McCarthy, current
president
of Kerry Americas,
McCARTHY
was appointed chief executive
designate for Kerry Group. Mr. McCarthy
joined the company in 1976 where he worked

in finance. The company also
named Gerry Behan, current
senior vice-president and
c.o.o., Kerry Americas, president and c.e.o. designate of
Kerry Americas as of Jan. 1,
BEHAN
2008. Mr. Behan joined Kerry
Group in 1986 and has held numerous financial and operating positions.
General Mills, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, elected Kendall J. Powell c.e.o. Mr. Powell joined
the company in 1979 and was most recently
president and c.o.o.
The company also named Daralyn Peifer
vice-president and treasurer. Ms. Peifer most
recently served as vice-president and chief
investment officer for the company. She succeeds Don Mulligan, who was promoted to
executive vice-president and c.f.o. in August.
Bradman Lake, Inc., Charlotte, NC, appointed Gary Pickett president. Mr. Pickett
previously served in the company as vicepresident of business development and vicepresident of engineering.
Einstein Noah Restaurant Group, Lakewood, CO, appointed Mike Serchia vicepresident of human resources. Mr. Serchia
has more than 25 years of human resources
experience, most recently with The Coffee
Bean & Tea Leaf, Los Angeles, CA.
Penn Traffic, Syracuse, NY, named Gregory
J. Young president and c.e.o.
Avie Cohen, president of
Independent Bakery Equipment, North Miami Beach,
FL, passed away in Orlando,
FL, on Oct. 8, at age 72. Mr.
Cohen devoted his entire caCOHEN
reer to the baking industry,
representing many of its leading equipment
manufacturers, including Topos Mondial
Corp., Pottstown, PA. He was a member of
the American Society of Baking for 44 years.
Jule Burny, former owner and c.e.o. of Burny
Brothers Bakery, Chicago, IL, passed away
Sept. 9 in Palm Beach, FL. He was 89. Mr.
Burny retired from the company in 1976.

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