At today’s Dairy Forum, new president and CEO of IDFA Michael Dykes said he will build coalitions with related parties to strengthen the dairy industry.

Jerry Anderson, who spent his entire career working in the dairy industry and advancing technologies for efficient dairy processing, is retiring from Synder Filtration.

News about people in the dairy processing industry: William (Bill) Bartnik, Eric Bastian and Elwood Kirkpatrick.

Associated Milk Producers Inc. announced today its president and CEO Ed Welch, resigned for personal reasons. Jim Wegner said he will retire in 2016 as President and CEO of the Northwest Dairy Association.
 

The Wisconsin Dairy Products Association, Madison, elected its 2015 officers at its annual meeting in July. Richard Roush was named dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Pennsylvania State University.

At Kraft Foods Group, George Zoghbi was appointed to the newly created executive position of Vice Chairman, Operations, R&D, Sales and Strategy. Howard Friedman steps into Zoghbi's former role as executive vice president and president, Cheese & Dairy.

News briefs about people in the dairy industry

Dipak Golechha was named chief financial officer of Greek yogurt maker Chobani Inc., and  Kevin C. Yost has resigned as the president and chief operating officer of the Dairy Foods Division (USA) of Saputo, the Canadian-based dairy processor. 
 

Chobani Inc. today said Andreas Sokollek will oversee all new product launches, production planning and materials management initiatives. He was named Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Operations.