People On The Move
PROCESSORS
Swiss-American Inc. —
Joe Hoff has
been appointed president of the St. Louis-based cheese manufacturer.
PROCESSOR SUPPLIERS
IPEC — Brian Householder has been
promoted to director of technical service for the New Castle, Pa.-based
closures company, and Todd Price has joined as director of quality.
Multivac Inc. — Bill Gardner has been appointed
eastern regional service supervisor and John
Hofer has been appointed western regional
service supervisor for the Kansas City, Mo.-based packaging manufacturer.
Owens-Illinois Inc. —
Derek Whiteside has
been named vice president and general manager machinery, licensing and
emerging markets for the Toledo, Ohio-based maker of glass packaging.
Procorp Inc. — Robert Brillhart has joined
the Wauwatosa, Wis.–based provider of water-treatment solutions as
project engineer.
Solvay America Inc. —
Carolyn Egbert has
been named vice president of compliance and corporate responsibility for
the Houston-based chemical company.
R&D SUPPLIERS
D.D. Williamson & Co. Inc. — Margaret Lawson has been appointed vice president of science and
innovation of the Louisville, Ky.-based maker of caramel color.
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF)
— Robert Amen has
been appointed chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the
Dayton, N.J.-based company.
ASSOCIATIONS
Wisconsin Dairy Products Association (WDPA) — The Middleton, Wis.-based association recently elected the
following officers: Greg Kinate, Kineva Foods, president; Joe
Weis, Foremost Farms USA, vice president; Jim Bleick, Graf Creamery,
treasurer; and Dennis Donohue, Manitowoc Milk Producers, secretary.
OBITUARIES
Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. — Don Kullman, 68, an industry consultant
and a former vice president of the Carlinville, Ill.-based cooperative,
died May 31. Kullman
was one of the first
members of the IDFA’s Grass Roots Action Network for Dairy (GRAND)
and won the first GRAND Pioneer Award in 2002.
University of Wisconsin — Elmer Marth, 78, professor emeritus of
the University of Wisconsin-Madison and well-known food-safety expert, died
June 19. In recognition of his lifelong dedication to researching and
teaching cheese safety, Marth received the National Cheese Institute
Laureate Award in 2004.
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