Andrei Mikhalevsky receives inaugural Laureate Award from IDFA
He is the former president and CEO of California Dairies Inc.
Andrei Mikhalevsky, former president and CEO of California Dairies Inc., was greeted by a standing ovation from hundreds of his peers from across the dairy industry when he received the inaugural International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) Laureate Award during the association’s annual Dairy Forum in Scottsdale, Ariz. The IDFA Laureate Award is given to a leader in the dairy industry who has made significant, prolonged contributions to the development and growth of dairy. Candidates from across the dairy industry, as well as suppliers and academics, are eligible, and the awardee is chosen by a panel of industry professionals, Washington, D.C.-based IDFA said.
Visalia, Calif-based California Dairies Inc. (CDI) is the nation's second largest dairy processing cooperative. Mr. Mikhalevsky was named president and CEO in November 2011 and began serving his term on Jan. 1, 2012, retiring at the end of 2019 after eight years, IDFA said.