California Dairies Inc. names Brad Anderson next president and CEO
Anderson will replace Andrei Mikhalevsky upon his retirement at the end of the year.
California Dairies Inc. (CDI), a Visalia, Calif.-based dairy cooperative, said it named Brad Anderson its next president and CEO, effective Jan. 1, 2020. Anderson, who currently serves as the cooperative’s chief operating officer, will succeed Andrei Mikhalevsky, who has served as president and CEO since 2012 and recently announced his retirement from CDI at the end of 2019.
“It’s been a privilege to lead CDI these past eight years during a time of great transition and change for the state’s dairy industry,” said Mikhalevsky. “I believe the organization will be in strong hands under Brad’s leadership going forward.