People on the Move
PROCESSORS
CoolBrands International Inc. —
David Stein has been elected to serve as
co-chairman and chief executive officer of the Canada-based frozen-desserts
manufacturer, following the death of co-chairman and co-CEO Richard Smith.
Kraft Foods Inc. — The Northfield, Ill.-based company has elected Richard
Lerner, M.D., to its board of directors.
Organic Valley Family of Farms
— David Butterfield has joined the
LaFarge, Wis.-based cooperative as regional sales manager for the upper
Midwest.
PROCESSOR SUPPLIERS
B&H Labeling Systems — Bruce Andrade has been appointed vice president of
operations for the Ceres, Calif.-based company.
Fogg Filler Co. — Alistair Pyers has joined the Holland, Mich.-based company
as business development manager, based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Fort Dearborn Co. — Timothy Trahey has been appointed chief financial officer
of the Niles, Ill.-based company.
Fristam Pumps USA — Mick Williams has joined the Middleton, Wis.-based
company as purchasing manager.
Multivac Inc. — Mark Hammelrath has joined the Kansas City, Mo.-based
company’s food division as market development manager, and Ben
Eastman and Jason Green have been named regional sales managers, both
promoted from within the company’s sales organization.
Separators Inc. — Ken Sucilla has joined the Indianapolis-based
company’s field service department as senior systems analyst and Richard
Schildwachter has joined the department as process engineer.
SPX Process Equipment — Fred Spataro has been appointed general manager of
aftermarket services for the Delavan, Wis.-based company.
Wow Logistics Co. — Harold Schiferl, president and one of the founders of the
Appleton, Wis.-based company, has retired. Tom Oswald, former chief
financial officer, has been appointed president.
R&D SUPPLIERS
Virginia Dare Extract Co. — Anton Angelich has joined the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based
company as group vice president of marketing.
ASSOCIATIONS
100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance
— Paul Schutes has been named executive
director of the Washington-based trade group.
Dairy Council of California — Mike Newell, president of Crystal Cream & Butter Co.,
has been elected board chairman of the Sacramento-based organization.
Joining the board are processor Jeff Foster, Foster Farms Dairy, Modesto,
Calif.; producer Michael Macy, L-Holsteins, Hanford, Calif.; and processor Craig
Fullmer, Safeway Inc., Walnut Creek, Calif.
OBITUARIES
SPI Polyols Inc. — Jerry Roland, 47, marketing director of the New Castle,
Del.-based company, died March 3 of liver cancer. Roland worked his entire
career in the food industry, holding positions at Kraft Foods, Coca-Cola,
Pfizer/Cultor/Danisco and Omega Tech. He was a member of IFT and
also worked within PMCA and IDFA.
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