Hillshire Brands' CEO Resigns Amid Merger with Tyson
ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS:
National Pork Board, Des Moines, Iowa
Chief executive officer Chris Novak will step down after six years of service to the pork industry and the Pork Checkoff, to assume leadership of the National Corn Growers Association. During his tenure with the National Pork Board, Novak advanced the strategic goals of the Pork Checkoff, including the creation of the new Pork. Be inspired campaign. Novak also implemented innovative new programs in animal welfare, disease research, food chain communication and environmental sustainability.