Food processor Hormel Foods has announced the retirement of two senior executives and a series of management changes to follow those retirements.
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James A Jorgenson, senior vice president, staff services, and Dr Forrest D Dryden, vice president, research and development, will both complete outstanding careers at the end of the year, the company said
Effective with Jorgenson’s retirement, his former responsibilities will be restructured. William F Snyder, currently vice president operations, refrigerated foods, will advance to senior vice president, supply chain, and David P Juhlke, currently vice president, human resources and administration, at Jennie-O Turkey Store, will be promoted to vice president, human resources.
Dryden will be succeeded by Dr Phillip L Minerich as the new vice president, research and development. The company’s quality assurance initiatives will be led by Bryan D Farnsworth, who advances to vice president. Farnsworth will report to Snyder upon Dryden’s retirement.
Succeeding Snyder as vice president operations, refrigerated foods, is Bruce R Schweitzer, currently general manager at the Austin Minnesota plant facility. Schweitzer will report to Gary Ray, executive vice president, refrigerated foods.
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By GlobalDataThe board elected Julie H. Craven, currently director of corporate communications, to vice president of the company’s corporate communications. Craven will continue to report to James W. Cavanaugh, senior vice president and general counsel.
