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NAMES IN THE NEWS

J AR VIS P RO D U C T S C OR P. , Middletown,
Connecticut, named S EA N D OU GH E RT Y as the
new general manager of J A R V I S C A N A D A LT D .,
the company's Canadian subsidiary in Calgary,
Alberta. Dougherty started with Jarvis in 2000 as a
sales and service representative and most recently
was managing director of J A R V I S E QU I PM E N T
N Z LT D . in New Zealand. In addition, he set up a
Jarvis operations in the Philippines and extended
support services to other surrounding countries.

James Snee
John Pesicek

Chuck Gitkin
Mario Rodriguez

Mike Pruitt
John Pesicek

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H OR M E L F OOD S , Austin,
Minnesota, announced that JAMES
SN E E has been appointed CEO of
the company, succeeding J E F F R EY
E T T I N GE R , who will retire Oct.
30. Snee's promotion is part of a
succession plan that included his
appointment in October 2015 as
president and COO of the company.

Taunton, Massachusetts-based H AR PAK -ULMA ,
announced TH OMAS MUR PH Y will be the new product
manager of Automation.

C A R GI L L , Wichita, Kansas, has
announced the appointment of
C H U C K GI T KI N to the newly
created position of chief marketing
officer for the company's protein
business in North America

J OH N C OUPLAND , Ph.D., has been named the 77th
president of the Chicago-based INS TITUTE OF F OOD
TEC H NOLOGIS TS (IFT).

M I KE PR U I T T , who joined
Siloam Springs, Arkansas-based
C OB B - VA N T R E S S I N C . three
years ago as general manager
for North America, has been
promoted to senior vice president
of support services and pedigree
production. He succeeds R A NDY
VA R D E M A N , who will retire at the
end of the year.
C H R I S KE M PC ZI N S KI , executive
vice president of strategy, business
development and innovation at
M C D ON A L D ' S C OR P. , Oakbrook,
Illinois, has been named the new
president of its US business. In
addition, D OU G GOA R E will
become chief restaurant officer and
L U C Y B R A D Y will be senior vice
president of Corporate Strategy and
Business Development.

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F OODMATE US INC . , Ball Ground, Georgia, has named
TIM MOR GAN as its national account manager for
Perdue. Foodmate has also promoted DAV ID MC NEAL
to area sales manager for Florida, Georgia, South Carolina
and Tennessee.

Seaford, Delaware-based ALLEN H AR IM has appointed
K EV IN GOR DON as plant manager; R ORY DEWEESE
as senior director of live operations; and TIM TH OMAS
as director of transportation and strategic sourcing of its
expanded Harbeson facility.
Atlanta-based DÍAZ F OODS announced its recent
hire of ANTONIO C AS AS as its new vice president of
Marketing for the company and its private brands.
TH E NORTH AMER IC AN MEAT INS TITUTE
S C H OLAR S H IP F OUNDATION announced the
recipients of its 2016-2017 undergraduate scholarship
awards. B R IAN K LOPF , Iowa State Univ., received the
Frank DeBenedetti Memorial Scholarship; B R OGAN
H ORTON , Texas A&M Univ., received the John Duyn
award; K IER S TEN S C OTT, Texas Tech Univ., earned the
Florence Smith Powers scholarship; AUS TIN H UNT ,
Colorado State Univ., received the Al Piccetti scholarship;
and MONIQUE A. ALLEN, Kennesaw State Univ.,
earned the Robert Hatoff "Center of the Plate" Memorial
Scholarship. J EANANNE MOS H ER , MOR GAN
WEINR IC H and LUK E F UER NIS S from Colorado State
Univ. and C OLE PER K INS from Texas Tech Univ., each
received NAMI Undergraduate Scholarships.
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