The U.S. Meat Export Federation Strategic Planning Conference and Board of Directors Meeting, held Nov. 10-12, 2021, in Carlsbad, Calif., wrapped up with the election of new USMEF officers.
Mark Swanson, chief executive officer of Birko Corporation, is the new USMEF chairman. Headquartered in Henderson, Colo., Birko provides cleaning and sanitation chemicals and equipment to the food industry, with much of its business centered on the protein sector. Since joining USMEF in 2008, Swanson said Birko has benefited significantly from the federation’s expertise and from the contributions exports make to the growth and profitability of the U.S. red meat industry.
Swanson heads an officer team reflecting the wide range of USMEF membership sectors. Dean Meyer, a corn, soybean and livestock producer from Rock Rapids, Iowa, is the new USMEF chair-elect, and Edgerton, Minn., pork producer Randy Spronk will serve as vice chair. The newest USMEF officer is Secretary-Treasurer Steve Hanson, a rancher from Elsie, Neb.
USMEF Chair Mark Swanson addresses USMEF Strategic Planning Conference attendees Nov. 12, 2021.
Photo credit US Meat Export Federation.
The 2021-22 USMEF officer team (left to right): Secretary-Treasurer Steve Hanson, Vice Chair Randy Spronk, Chair-elect Dean Meyer and Chair Mark Swanson.
Nov. 12, 2021.
Photo credit US Meat Export Federation.
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