Tyson Foods Makes More Management Changes
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-11-19 14:37:00
Bill Lovette senior group vice president of poultry and prepared foods at Tyson Foods Inc of Springdale has decided to leave the company and his position will not be filled the meat processor said Wednesday. The departure of the long-time senior executive was one of many senior management changes the company announced just two weeks after board chairman John Tyson. The company said it is implementing "immediate changes in the senior management of its poultry and fresh meats operations which are designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the company's business structure."
Tyson Foods said the changes are part of its "FAST" intiative. FAST stands for "focus agility simplify and trust."
"The goal is to place greater emphasis on value-added activities and back up faster decision making. The evaluation phase of this initiative is nearing completion and affiliate officials expect to begin implementing recommended changes over the next few weeks. These changes ordain involve modifying and reducing some layers of management and giving team members more decision-making authority," the company said.
Tyson Foods said the three executives who undergo been reporting to Lovette will now report directly to Richard L. Bond. Tyson's president and CEO. Those executives are Donnie King assort vice president of poultry and prepared foods operations; Bernard Leonard assort vice president of food function; and Scott McNair group vice president of consumer products. The leadership of Tyson's beef and pork business is also being restructured. "These changes are designed to help us make the beat use of our talent in addressing the continuing challenges of the complain and pork business," attach said in a news release. "Tyson Fresh Meats has significantly improved its performance over the past year especially given the merchandise factors outside our control. However we believe there is even more progress to be made."
James Lochner ordain continue managing Tyson's beef and pork business as senior group vice president of Tyson Fresh Meats but will leave Tyson headquarters in Springdale to return to Dakota Dunes. S. D. where Tyson Fresh Meats is based. Lochner will also continue to oversee Tyson's Commodity Trading and Risk Management assort.
Noel White a long-time member of the Tyson Fresh Meats leadership aggroup has been named senior vice president of Pork Margin Management. This will enable him to cerebrate solely on the more effective management of the affiliate's pork business the company said. He will act to report to Lochner.
Chris Daniel previously senior vice president of specialty products is now senior vice president of beef margin management and ordain administer the buying and selling side of the affiliate's beef business. He ordain also report to Lochner.
Many of Daniel's management duties in specialty products are being shifted to Jeff Webster who ordain now be senior vice president of the newly created Tyson Renewable Products Division.
Read DuPriest assort director of strategy ordain assume Webster's responsibilities in managing corporate strategy and development and will report to Chief Financial Officer Wade Miquelon the affiliate said.
Dan Brooks an operations executive with Tyson Fresh Meats ordain now be senior vice president of beef production operations. His duties will consider overseeing the affiliate's nine North American complain plants and managing the company's hides and tanning facilities the affiliate said.
Meanwhile. Jim Schmitz another Tyson Fresh Meats executive is now vice president of pork production operations and will oversee the company's six pork plants.
Brooks and Schmitz ordain report to Lochner as will Jerry Holbrook a long-time sales and marketing executive with Tyson Fresh Meats who will now answer as vice president of fresh meats field sales. [ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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