SPRINGDALE, Ark., May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- An executive with
more than a decade of international business experience has been selected
to oversee international sales and operations for Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN),
the company announced today. Changes involving three other Tyson executives
were also reported.
Richard A. "Rick" Greubel, Jr. has been named Group Vice President-
International and will report to Greg Lee, Chief Administrative Officer and
International President for Tyson.
Greubel comes to Tyson from Monsanto, a leading provider of
agricultural products, where he most recently served as President, Managing
Director and Commercial Acceptance Lead for Monsanto Brazil. He has also
served as a Managing Director in Singapore for Monsanto's Asia-Pacific
South Region and as Marketing Director in Buenos Aires for the company's
Latin America South Region.
Greubel, 43, is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business and has a
bachelor's degree in Microbiology from the University of Missouri. In
addition to English, speaks both Spanish and Portuguese.
Greg Huett, Tyson's current Group Vice President-International, will
remain in the position until Greubel starts to work on or before August 1.
Huett will continue to be part of the company's international business
during a period of transition, before moving on to another leadership
position within the company.
Expanding international sales is one of Tyson's key business
strategies. The company's international sales totaled $2.9 billion or
approximately 11% of the company's total sales in fiscal 2005. The company
hopes to establish in- country presence in at least one additional foreign
market in 2006 and has been exploring opportunities in both China and South
America.
In other developments, James V. Lochner has been named Senior Group
Vice President of Fresh Meats and Margin Optimization. Lochner will oversee
the company's beef and pork business and will also continue to oversee such
departments as Commodity Trading and Risk Management, Production Planning
and Aviation. He has more than 30 years of experience in the meat industry
including more than five years with Tyson Foods, most recently serving as
Senior Group Vice President, Margin Optimization, Purchasing and Logistics.
Noel White, Group Vice President of Tyson Fresh Meats, will now report to
Lochner.
Donnie Smith, who has been serving as Senior Vice President and Chief
Information Officer for Tyson Foods, will now take on additional
responsibility for warehousing, distribution and corporate purchasing, and
is therefore being designated Group Vice President, Information Systems,
Purchasing, and Distribution. Most of these functions were previously
managed by James Lochner.
Tyson Foods, Inc., founded in 1935 with headquarters in Springdale,
Arkansas, is the world's largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef,
and pork, the second-largest food company in the Fortune 500 and a member
of the S&P 500. The company produces a wide variety of protein-based and
prepared food products, which are marketed under the "Powered by Tyson(TM)"
strategy. Tyson is the recognized market leader in the retail and
foodservice markets it serves, providing products and service to customers
throughout the United States and more than 80 countries. The company has
approximately 114,000 Team Members employed at more than 300 facilities and
offices in the United States and around the world. Through its Core Values,
Code of Conduct and Team Member Bill of Rights, Tyson strives to operate
with integrity and trust and is committed to creating value for its
shareholders, customers and Team Members. The company also strives to be
faith-friendly, provide a safe work environment and serve as stewards of
the animals, land and environment entrusted to it.
SOURCE Tyson Foods, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Gary Mickelson of Tyson Foods, Inc.,
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