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Ross Industries Inc. announces the appointment of Randy Collins as Regional Sales Manager for the company’s Southeast territory. Collins will represent the company’s entire line of food processing and Collins tenderizing equipment in the region. Collins worked most recently at Anritsu Industrial Solutions as regional sales manager and prior to that with Industrial Dynamics as vice president of sales and marketing. Collins is based in the Atlanta area. Mu lt ivac I nc., has named Mark Snethen Regional Sales Manager for its Food Division. Snethen will serve customers in a sales territory covering Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and Kansas. He will report to Snethen Gregg Poffenbarger, sales manager of the Western division. Snethen has worked in packaging machinery and equipment sales for the past 20 years, most recently at VC999 Packaging. He will be based out of his home office in Thornton, Colo. Handtmann Inc. announced plans to relocate its headquarters, including an innovation center, to Lake Forest, Ill., effective Aug. 8, 2011. The company also announced the realignment of its territories and the expansion of the field sales team, including the appointment of the following: Amy James, Southwest Territory Manager; Mario Medina, Southeast Territory Manager; and Roger Wakeman Territory Manager covering a portion of the Midwest area. served as director of investor relations and corporate communications for the company. Ed Boone of International Paper and Rick Zimmerman of Novus International were named the “2011 Sales Representatives of the Year” by The Poultry Federation of Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma on June 17 during the association’s 52nd Annual Poultry Festival held in Rogers, Ark. This award has been presented annually by The Poultry Federation since 1968 and is based on the nominee’s involvement and support of the association and the industry. Boone is currently a national account manager for International Paper and has been with the company for 11 years. He has been in corrugated packaging sales since 1997 and has handled poultry business for the last 10 years. Zimmerman began his sales career in the poultry industry in 1985; however his first exposure to the industry was in 1961 when his parents became contract poultry growers. The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) presented 2011 Signal Service Awards to Dr. J. Daryl Tatum, Dr. Joe Cordray and Stephen Campano at the AMSA 64th Reciprocal Meat Conference June 21 in Manhattan, Kan. Signal Service Awards, established in 1956, recognize AMSA members devoted service and lasting contributions to the meat industry and the association. Tatum is Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State Univ.; Cordray is a professor at Iowa State Univ. in charge of the meat laboratory; and Campano is vice president of research and applied technology for Hawkins Inc. The awards were sponsored by Elanco Animal Health, Johnsonville Sausage Company and Keystone Foods. Dr. Temple Grandin was also presented with the 2011 AMSA Special Recognition Award for her unique and lasting contributions to the meat science discipline. ■

Tom Steever (left) and Tom Brand

The National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) selected farm broadcasting veteran Tom Brand to serve as its executive director. According to NAFB President Tom Steever, Brand’s extensive experience in farm broadcasting and agriculture afford NAFB members the opportunity to have a seasoned leader. Brand, a native of Nodaway County, Mo., grew up on a diversified family livestock and grain operation. Brand is currently the farm director at KFEQ located in St. Joseph, Mo. Ceva Animal Health’s Vice President Charlie Bozman presented a check for $2,500 on behalf of Ceva’s employees to Wayne Farms CEO Elton Maddox. The money will be used to help Wayne Farms’ employees throughout northern Alabama impacted by last spring’s storms. Ceva also presented a check for $2,500 to Wayne Farms for the Alabama Poultry and Egg Association (AP&EA) to assist other poultry industry people affected by the storms. At the request of the AP&EA, the Alabama Poultry Foundation created the “Alabama Poultry Growers 2011 Tornado Relief Fund.” This fund is designed to help tornado victims get back on their feet until more permanent solutions are available. Smithfield Foods Inc. announced the promotion of Keira Lombardo to the position of vice president of investor relations and corporate communications. Lombardo most recently

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