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NAMES IN THE NEWS

The NAT I O NAL C H I C KE N C OU N C I L (NCC) installed TODD S IMMONS ,
CEO of Siloam Springs, Ark.-based Simmons Foods, as its 2015-2016 chairman
during NCC's 61st Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Serving as vice
chairman for 2015-2016 is M I KE POPOW Y C Z, vice chairman and chief
financial officer at C A SE F OOD S . B E N H A R R IS ON , president and CEO of
AMI CK FARM S, L L C , takes over as secretary-treasurer. And, MIK E B R OWN
was elected to a fourth term as president of NCC.

Jan Erik Kuhlmann
Mario Rodriguez

Joe Moran
John Pesicek

M A R L E N I N T E R N AT ION AL,
I N C ., Riverside, Mo., announced
the appointment of J AN ER IK
KU H L M A N N to the position of
senior vice president of global
sales and marketing where he will
be responsible for developing and
directing all sales, marketing and
business development activities to
further position Marlen for growth
in the food-processing equipment
space.
Seaford, Del.-based ALLEN H AR IM
hired poultry industry veteran
J OE M OR A N as executive
director of operations. Moran will
oversee operational strategies
for the company's Harbeson and
Cordova facilities, as well as quality
and food safety, transportation,
environmental and strategic
sourcing departments.
M E T L - S PA N , Lewisville, Texas,
announced that S T EV EN R .
ZI R KE L joined the company as
its new president. Zirkel comes to
Metl-Span with more than 20 years
of global leadership experience.
Prior to joining Metl-Span, Zirkel
was vice president of marketing,
sales and commercial excellence at
W I L L I A M SC OT SMAN .

Smithfield, Va.-based S MIT H F IELD
F OOD S I N C . announced that
D ON B U T L E R was promoted to
director of corporate affairs, and will
be dedicated to stakeholder engagement in North Carolina.
Butler has served the company for 24 years, most recently
as director of government relations and public affairs.

Todd Simmons

The NORTH AMER IC AN MEAT INS TITUTE (NAMI)
elected five new officers at its Annual Outlook Conference
in Washington, DC. B R IAN C OELH O , president of
C ENTR AL VALLEY MEAT C O. INC . , will serve
as chairman of the board of directors, while MI K E
TOWNS LEY , president OF B OB EVANS FAR MS I NC. ,
will serve as vice chairman. J OH N VATR I , vice president
of operations for C AR DINAL MEAT S PEC IAL I S TS LTD .
will serve as treasurer and S AR A LILYGR EN , executive
vice president of corporate affairs for TYS ON F OOD S
INC . , will serve as secretary. DAV E MC DONA L D,
president and chief operating officer of OS I GR OU P LLC,
will serve as immediate past chairman.
NAMI also elected S UZANNE S TR AS S B UR G E R,
chief executive officer of S TR AS S B UR GER ME ATS /
S UZY S IR LOIN INC . , as its newest board member.
MIK E S ATZOW , president and chief executive officer
of NORTH C OUNTRY S MOK EH OUS E , and S TE VE
MAX EY , owner and general manager of C ERTI F I E D
MEAT PR ODUC TS INC . , were selected to serve on the
executive board.
S TELLAR , Jacksonville, Fla., hired S C OTT F ISCH E R as
its vice president of food and beverage sales He will be
expanding Stellar's client base into new food markets.
As a part of its ongoing commitment to the environment,
WTI INC . , Jefferson, Ga., announced the completion of a
state-of-the-art solar panel energy generation system at its
headquarters. 1,610 solar panels were installed to generate
approximately 40 to 50 percent of WTI's energy usage.
Kenilworth, NJ-based MER C K ANIMAL H EALTH and
H AR R IS VAC C INES INC ., announced the companies
have entered into an agreement under which Merck
Animal Health will acquire Harrisvaccines.

Steven R. Zirkel

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Lexington, Ky.-based ALLTEC H and MAS TER F E E D S of
London, Ontario, Canada, announced they have entered
into a share purchase, under which Alltech will acquire
100 percent of the outstanding shares of Masterfeeds Inc.
from AG PR OC ES S ING INC .
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