Tyson Foods' CEO steps down, Welch’s names new president, more personnel announcements
ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS: The North American Meat Institute (NAMI), Washington, D.C.
Clarissa Moreaux joined as director of regulatory affairs. Most recently, Moreaux served as quality systems manager at Dine Brands Global, Inc., where she reviewed third-party audit reports, conducted on-site audits and evaluated additional food safety documentation to determine and communicate food safety risks of all protein, seafood, dairy, produce and beverage suppliers and distribution centers. Moreaux also developed quality and food safety criteria that aligned with brand expectations, as well as with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety Modernizations Act and third-party audit standards. Prior to joining Dine Brands Global, Moreaux was regulatory and quality assurance manager for Lyons Magnus, where she gained critical regulatory and export experience overseeing development of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-compliant labels, reviewing formulas for FDA and international compliance in leading foreign markets and developing all regulatory product statements. In addition, Moreaux crafted and implemented an internal audit program and prepared the company to pass third-party audits. Previously, Moreaux worked as an enforcement, investigations and analysis officer for USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, where she conducted food safety audits, provided regulatory guidance to small companies, performed verification reviews, participated in recall activities and educated establishments on federal regulatory requirements, among other responsibilities.
Association of American Railroads (AAR), Washington, D.C. Ian Jefferies will become the organization’s next president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2019. Prevoiusly, Jefferies served as AAR’s senior vice president of government affairs and as a senior policy advisor on Capitol Hill, where he’s worked on a bipartisan basis to build consensus and broad coalitions in support of railroad’s policy priorities before Congress and the administration. He also helped secure significant legislative victories, including managing advocacy surrounding the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015, securing tank car safety enhancements in the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act and defeating multiple efforts to increase truck size and weight limits. Prior to joining AR in 2013, Jefferies worked for more than a decade in government, first as a senior policy advisor to the chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, then for the U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Inspector General and the U.S. Government Accountability Office before working on Capitol Hill.