Sean Connolly, former CEO of The Hillshire Brands Co. prior to its sale to Tyson Foods, was named new chief executive officer of ConAgra Foods, replacing Gary Rodkin.
At this year’s IPPE 2015, USPOULTRY elected Sherman Miller, Cahttps://admin-refrigeratedfrozenfood.epublishing.com/admin/article/general/xml#l-Maine Foods, as chairman of the board of directors.
Don Dalton, retired president of U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, Tucker, Ga., passed away Jan. 19 at his home in Mayflower, Ark., just days before the 2015 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE).
Scot Rank, retiring CEO of Walmart de Mexico and Central America, was appointed chief executive officer of Grupo LALA, succeeding current CEO Arquimedes Celis, who announced his intent to retire after leading the company for the past 14 years.
Carlson CEO Trudy Rautio was elected to Cargill's board of directors, while Muktesh ("Micky") Pant, chief executive officer of KFC, was elected to the board of directors for Pinnacle Foods.