WFLO elects new chairman, and more

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World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO), Alexandria, Va.
The research and education arm of the Global Cold Chain Association named Fabio Fonseca as the 2016-2017 chairman, tasked withexpanding the reach of the organization and building up WFLO’s international presence. Other new WFLO officers elected were vice chairman Nick Pedneault (Congebec Logistics) and treasurer Paul Henningsen (Henningsen Cold Storage). New board members elected to serve 3-year terms include Brian Kyle (Burris Logistics), Kirk Peterson (Unisea Cold Storage) andNaudé Rademan (CCS Logistics). Steve Tippmann (Interstate Warehousing) was re-elected to serve another 3-year term as a board member. And, Michael Jahncke (Virginia Tech) was re-elected to another 3-year term as the Scientific Advisory Council’s representative.

National Pork Board, Des Moines, Iowa
William Even, an agriculture industry leader with substantial senior management experience in crop and livestock production, joined as new chief executive officer, effective June 6. Previously, Even was a global industry relations lead with DuPont Pioneer, where he built collaborative stakeholder relationships in seed, biotechnology, biofuels and farm policy. Prior to that position, he served as DuPont Pioneer’s commercial unit lead for South Dakota, North Dakota and northwest Minnesota, where he was responsible for leading seed sales, operational marketing, agronomy, training, demand planning, precision agriculture and policy needs in the region. From 2007-2010, Even served as South Dakota’s secretary of agriculture, where he managed six department divisions, including agriculture regulatory services, agriculture development, state fair, wildland fire, resource conservation and forestry and agricultural policy. He also served as deputy secretary of tourism and state development, director of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, state energy policy director and policy advisor for South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds. 

Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB), Madison, Wis.
Kari Skibbie was named manager, dairy company communications, where she will work with Wisconsin-based dairy and cheese processors to integrate marketing campaigns and provide targeted support.  Skibbie joins WMMB with more than 20 years of experience in the dairy industry, most recently as the sales and retail director of Holland’s Family Cheese/Marieke Gouda.