Smithfield Foods appointed Mark Garrett to the newly created position of chief people officer, responsible for employee development at all Smithfield locations.
At the conclusion of the Refrigerated Foods Association's annual conference and tabletop display, Steve Loehndorf, president of Reser’s Fine Foods, was named the new president of RFA.
John Bowie was promoted to chief operating officer of Arby's Restaurant Group, taking over for George Condos, who announced his retirement. John Merkin was named chief operating officer, US, of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. And, Denny Marie Post was promoted to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief concept officer of Red Robin Gourmet Burgers.
Mark Magnesen will be the new president of Kraft Foods' Oscar Mayer division, replacing Sam Rovit, who announced his resignation in February following a shakeup within Kraft’s top management team.
Smithfield announced a realignment of its organization and key senior management appointments to unify all independent operating companies, brands, marketing and the more than 48,000 global employees under one corporate umbrella.