Chobani taps former Nestlé exec as president

ASSOCIATIONS/ORGANIZATIONS:
North American Meat Institute (NAMI),Washington, D.C.
Joe Maas, co-owner and vice president of operations for JTM Food Group, was elected secretary. Maas previously served as an officer in the North American Meat Association, one of the groups that merged to form NAMI in January 2015.

American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), McLean, Va.
Newly elected 2017 officers include Stan Firestone, chief executive officer of Firestone Pacific Foods, Inc., as chairman, and Bob Ashmun, vice president of sales for National Frozen Foods Corp., as vice chairman. Larry Cope, executive chairman of Clear Springs Foods, was elected immediate past chairman, followed by new additions to the executive board, which include Jeff Varcoe, The Schwan Food Co.; Dave Yanda, Lakeside Foods Inc.; Ed Flanagan, Jasper Wyman & Son Inc.; and Meghan Swan, Simplot Co. Finally, the board of directors include Firestone; Ashmun; Mike Barkley, Pinnacle Foods; Paul DiGenova, Bonduelle Americas; Thomas Madden, Rite Stuff Foods, Inc.; David Moore, Superior Foods; Joseph Pacinelli, Better Baked Foods; Shawn Campbell, NORPAC Foods, Inc.; Julia Sabin, JM Smucker Co.; Gary Crowder, Smith Frozen Foods; Bernard Kreilmann, Ajinomoto Windsor Foods; Bill Smittcamp, Wawona Frozen Foods; and Bob Barnhouse, Dole Packaged Foods, LLC.

Plant Based Foods Association, San Francisco
Shannon Campagna, a senior policy advisor on Alston & Bird’s legislative and public policy team and a 25-year veteran of government affairs, will represent the company’s interests on Capital Hill. Campagna will help the trade group educate members of Congress on the importance of using terms such as soymilk and almond milk. For the past six years, Campagna has served as the director of federal government affairs for Mars, Inc., and has also represented Safeway, the Retail Industry Leaders Association and the National Beer Wholesalers Association.