Donnie Smith named Tyson Foods CEO
Posted: November 19, 2009 at 8:35 a.m.
SPRINGDALE — Donnie Smith, senior group vice president of poultry and prepared foods at Tyson Foods Inc., has been named the company’s president and chief executive officer, effective immediately, the company announced in a press release Thursday.
Additionally, Jim Lochner, currently senior group vice president of fresh meats, has been named the company’s chief operating officer, according to the press release.
Leland Tollett, who has been serving as interim president and CEO of the company since January, will continue in the coming months to assist Smith and Lochner in the transition, and he will be available for strategic advice and support, the company said.
Smith, 50, joined Tyson Foods in 1980. Lochner, 57, joined IBP Inc., later purchased by Tyson, in 1983 as director of research.
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