CHICAGO, Jan. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The
International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA), a trade
association established in 1952 comprising more than 300 of the
world's most prestigious food, equipment and supply manufacturers
and other organizations that support the foodservice industry,
announced six officers and six new directors have been elected to
the 2015 Board of Directors.
"Our vision is to provide IFMA's member community and its
industry partners the opportunity to enhance the consumer's
enjoyment of the foodservice choice," said IFMA President and CEO
Larry Oberkfell. "We are fortunate
to have such a talented group of dedicated professionals leading
IFMA toward fulfilling this vision."
After serving as a Board and Executive Committee member for
several years, Richard Ferranti,
executive vice president and chief operating officer of Rich
Products Corp., has been elected as IFMA's 2015 Chairman of the
Board. Mr. Ferranti emphasized that continued collaboration with
industry leaders will be a key to success for the foodservice
industry this year and beyond.
"Serving as chairman of IFMA in 2015 will be a great experience
for me, and it reinforces Rich's history of leadership and
knowledge sharing through industry association participation," Mr.
Ferranti said. "I look forward to working with the association's
Board and members to continue advancing IFMA's Vision and Mission.
We have a very accomplished group of leaders who are ambitious
about developing the best approaches for reviewing long-term
strategies and understanding demographic and consumer trends that
will grow their business."
2015 Executive Committee
In addition to Mr. Ferranti
and Mr. Oberkfell, five seasoned IFMA Board members will be serving
on the association's Executive Committee this year. They
include:
- Joe Bybel, IFMA first vice
chairman and senior vice president marketing and research &
development at Ventura Foods.
- Kevin Delahunt, IFMA vice
chairman and president, Food Service Division, Sargento Foods,
Inc.
- Ben Shanley, IFMA vice chairman
and senior vice president, National Foodservice Operations,
Coca-Cola North America.
- Don Davis, IFMA treasurer and
senior vice president, Foodservice, Tyson Foods, Inc.
- Kent Walrack, 2013 IFMA Chairman
and president and COO, Lyons Magnus.
2015 New Board Members
Six new members have also been
elected to IFMA's Board of Directors, including:
- Trevor Bynum, president,
Schwan's Food Service, Inc.
- Corrie Byron, vice president
& general manager – brands, Kerry
- Josh Halpern, vice president,
national retail sales, On-Premise & Military,
Anheuser-Busch
- Lisa Kermizis-Abraham, vice
president national accounts NA, International Marketing Systems,
Ltd. (RC Bigelow Tea Company)
- Sandy Romoser, senior vice
president, chief customer officer, PepsiCo Foodservice
- Gretchen Sussman, vice
president, Foodservice North America, CSM Bakery Solutions
2015 Returning Board Members
IFMA is pleased to
announce the following board members will continue to serve the
association and the industry in 2015:
- Heather Anfang, vice president,
U.S. Dairy Foods Marketing, Land O' Lakes, Inc.
- Mike Cannon, vice president
sales & marketing and R&D, Surlean Foods
- John Flood, vice
president/general manager, Further Processing, Wayne Farms,
LLC
- Paul Gere, vice president sales
and marketing planning, McCain Foods USA, Inc.
- Frank Graves, general manager,
Seattle's Best Coffee, Starbucks
Corporation.
- Rod Hepponstall, vice president
and general manager, Foodservice, ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston
- Eric Hetrick, general manager,
Global P&G Professional, The Proctor & Gamble Company
- Kevin Jackson, vice president
and general manager, Foodservice Markets, J.M. Smucker Company
- Rick Kirkpatrick, vice president
sales and marketing, Sweet Street Deserts
- Natalie Laackman, chief
financial officer and vice president Global Finance Global IT &
Specialty Channels Business, Kellogg's Company
- Simon Marshall, president,
North America, Unilever Food
Solutions
- William McClellan, vice
president, Foodservice, Dawn Food Products, Inc.
- Perry Miele, president, Nestle
Professional North America - Food
- Chris Mulder, president, CFNA,
Cargill
- Fred Paglia, president, NA
Foodservice & US Growth Channels, Kraft Foods
- David Rizley, vice president of
sales-strategic accounts, SCA Tissue North America, LLC
- Kathleen Schartner, IFMA
Educational Foundation Chairperson, director of foodservice, Farmer
Brothers
- Bob Sherwood, senior vice
president and general manager, Global QSR, Ecolab/Kay
Chemicals
- Malcolm Simmonds, vice president
of foodservice, sales and marketing, J.R. Simplot Company
About International Foodservice Manufacturers Association
(IFMA):
IFMA is a leading trade association comprised of the
world's most prestigious food, equipment and supply manufacturers
in the $600 billion foodservice
industry, as well as related marketing service organizations, trade
publications, distributors and brokers. For more information,
visit ifmaworld.com. Follow IFMA on Twitter: @IFMAWORLD or
join our group on LinkedIn. IFMA media contact:
Pete Spinner, Director, Integrated
Marketing, Phone: 312-253-4690, Email: pete@ifmaworld.com.
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