The newly merged North American Meat Institute (NAMI) announced the eight officers who will guide the organization in the next year during its first-ever Board of Directors Meeting at the 2015 International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dave McDonald, president and COO of OSI Group, LLC, will serve as the first chairman of the new board, while Brian Coelho, president of Central Valley Meat Co., will serve as vice chairman. The board’s treasurer is Mike Townsley, president and interim CEO of Bob Evans Farms, Inc. Cardinal Meat Specialists, Ltd. Vice President of Operations John Vatri assumed the position of secretary.