Kerry Doughty was appointed president and CEO of Butterball, Inc.; Jeff DeLapp was appointed president, North America, effective June 2, for McCain Foods Ltd.; and Peter Brown was named new president and COO, taking over for Keith Decker, who was promoted last September to president and COO of High Liner Foods Inc.
Bob Evans Farms' board of directors appointed Kevin Sheehan, president and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line; Kathy Lane, former chief information officer of TJX Cos., Inc.; and Larry McWilliams, co-chief executive officer of Compass Marketing, as new independent directors.
John Bryant, Kellogg Co.'s president and CEO, was appointed chairman of the board, effective July 1, replacing James Jenness, who will remain on the board as a non-executive director
Cary Frye, vice president of regulatory and scientific affairs of the International Dairy Foods Association, was elected chairman of the U.S. National Committee of the International Dairy Federation.
Benjamin Lechtman Milk passed away at Montgomery Hospice, Rockville, Md., April 4 after a valiant 6-month battle with brain cancer. Milk retired as executive vice president of the International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses.
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., appointed Rick Thomason as president and GM of Tyson de Mexico, the company’s oldest and most established international business.