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Mike Keith, Water Utilities Supervisor at the Milan Processing Facility, has been honored as “Wastewater Operator of the Year” by the northeast section of the Missouri Water and Wastewater Conference (MWWC). Mike has been with PSF since 1994.

Dan Miler is the new Weaner/Feeder Pig Supervisor at the North Missouri Farms operation based at Princeton. Dan has been with Premium Standard Farms for over ten years.

Dale Smith has joined PSF's Clinton plant as Fresh Meat Plant Manager. Dale has been in the meat business for 22 years, first at Lundy's and for the last 11 years at Smithfield Packing in Tar Heel, North Carolina.

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Russ Cannizzaro, Controller in the New York office, will be working closely with Wayne Farms Controller Carol Haynie to help standardize and revamp accounting and reporting procedures at Wayne Farms. Russ will be spending three to four days a week at the Oakwood office.

David Lee, Vice President of Financial Analysis and Control, has been serving as interim Chief Financial Officer at Wayne Farms during the company's search for a new CFO. David will be working mainly on longer-term strategic issues, and will be spending two to three days a week at Wayne Farms.

Claire Perkins has joined the company as an Administrative Assistant, working with Susan McIntyre.

Boris Siperstein, an MBA candidate at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and Lauder Institute, is a summer intern in the New York Controllers office. He will be working on a number of special projects, including a model to help measure the financial and operational impact of the Oakwood fire.

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Grady Graben, Manager of the Guntersville Feedmill, will retire this month after 45 years of service! Grady began with Allied Mills in 1958, and worked for Continental's Wayne Feed Division in Troy, Alabama from 1962 to 1968. He became QA Manager at the Guntersville Mill in 1968 and Superintendent in 1984.

Grady was promoted to his current position of Manager in 1992. He plans to stay very busy during his retirement, working with his grandson in a self-owned business. Congratulations Grady!

Denny Artley, previously Operations Manager in Douglas, Georgia, is now Operations Manager for Wayne Farms in Bossier City, Louisiana.

Wendy Begonis, Information Technology Coordinator at Wayne Farms, has successfully completed all five of the Microsoft Certification tests to obtain her Master Microsoft Office Specialist Certification.

Stephen Bisson, Business Manager, has been promoted to Plant Manager for Wayne Farms Further Processing Plant in Decatur, Alabama.

Danny Butler, Broiler Flock Manager, was recently promoted to Feed Mill Manager for Wayne Farms in Laurel, Mississippi.

Carolyn Caldwell has been promoted from Supervisor to Superintendent for Wayne Farms in Enterprise, Alabama.

Ty Clark and Amanda Bowling, Staff Accountants, have both been promoted to the position of Accountant at the Wayne Farms locations in Laurel, Mississippi and Decatur, Alabama, respectively.

Robert Coleman, Production Superintendent, has been named Production Manager, reporting to Jimmy Kemp, Director of Operations, Further Processing.

Frechandra Grant, HACCP Coordinator, has recently moved to Quality Assurance Supervisor, reporting to Chris Horn, Quality Assurance Manager for Wayne Farms in Douglas, Georgia.

Heath Harper and Alva Walston, both former Supervisor Trainees, have been named Supervisors at the Enterprise and Union Springs locations, respectively.

Kasey Harris has joined Wayne Farms in Bossier City, Louisiana as Production Supervisor.

Sheila Hayes, formerly Accounting Clerk, has been promoted to Staff Accountant for Wayne Farms in Dobson, North Carolina.

Carol Haynie has joined Wayne Farms as Controller in Oakwood. A CPA with a background in mergers and acquisitions, IPO due diligence, and SEC reporting, Carol previously worked for Sterlite Optical Technologies and Timberjack Manufacturing, both in Atlanta.

Amber Hughes has joined Wayne Farms as a Food Technologist in our R&D Department. Amber holds a degree in food science from Auburn University and was previously with ConAgra in Montgomery, Alabama.

Gary Hurlock, Vince Kramer and Edward Thomas were recently promoted to Area Quality Assurance Managers from their previous positions as Quality Assurance Managers. Gary, Vince and Edward report to Sandy Bishop, Director of Quality Assurance.

Matt Jolliff has been promoted from Supervisor to Production Superintendent, and will be relocating to the Wayne Farms Further Processing Plant in Decatur, Alabama.

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Jimmy Kemp has been promoted to Director of Operations, Further Processing, reporting to Bas Hofland, Senior VP Sales/Marketing & Further Processing.

Sheree Martin, formerly Help Desk Coordinator, has recently been promoted to Help Desk Specialist II at the Wayne Farms LLC Corporate Office.

Jerry Maupin, formerly Controller for CGC’s Animal Nutrition Division and Pork Division, will be responsible for a number of day-to-day accounting and financial matters, including the Wayne Farms quarterly review. Jerry will be spending three weeks per month at Wayne Farms through the summer. He retired from Continental Grain in 2000 after a 30-year career with the company

Lonzie McCants has taken the position of Shift Manager at Wayne Farms' Union Springs facility.

Matt Mitchell, formerly Plant Manager, has been promoted to Operations Manager for Wayne Farms in Douglas, Georgia.

Mark Nunley has joined Wayne Farms in Douglas, Georgia, as Production Superintendent, reporting to Joe Reives, Plant Manager.

Ricky Quiett, Assistant Credit & Collections Manager, has joined Wayne Farms' Corporate Offices, reporting to Randy Hart, Credit Services Manager.

Allan Patterson has taken the position of Production Supervisor in Bossier City, Louisiana, reporting to Paul Miller, Production Manager.

Johnathan Roberts has been promoted from Supervisor to Superintendent at the Laurel, Mississippi complex.

Bo Rosas has taken the position of Maintenance Superintendent at Wayne Farms' Dobson, North Carolina facility.

Joe Reives has been promoted to Plant Manager at Wayne Farms in Douglas, Georgia. Joe has worked at the Douglas facility for 23 years.

Sean Ryan has joined our Corporate Financial Team as Manager of Financial Reporting, reporting to Carol Haynie, Controller.

Georgia Smith, formerly Inventory Clerk, has been promoted to Inventory Control Analyst at the Wayne Farms Corporate Office.

Michael Waters, Maintenance Supervisor, has joined Wayne Farms in College Park, Georgia.

Roger Whitt, formerly Accounting Clerk, has been promoted to Accounting Supervisor for Wayne Farms in Dobson, North Carolina.