RFA, IIAR elect new members, among other personnel announcements
ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS: American Bakers Association (ABA), Washington, D.C.
The board approved new slate of officers for the March 2016 to March 2018 term. Fred Penny, president of Bimbo Bakeries USA, was named chairman; Bradley Alexander, executive vice president and COO of Flowers Foods, serves as first vice chairman; Cordia Harrington, chief executive officer of Tennessee Bun Co., serves as second vice chairman; Erin Sharp, group vice president, manufacturing of The Kroger Co., remains as treasurer; and Rich Scalise, chairman and CEO of Hearthside Food Solutions, serves as immediate past chairman.
Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF), Washington, D.C.
Stephanie Childs, PepsiCo vice president, federal affairs, was elected as the new chairman of the board of governors.Indra Nooyi, chairman and CEO of PepsiCo and most recent past chair of the HWCF board of governors, is now chairman emeritus.