Officials at Butterball LLC announced that on April 10, Art Lankford joined the organization as vice president of operations. Lankford will work out of Butterball’s headquarters in Garner, N.C., and is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of its six turkey processing facilities in Arkansas, Missouri and North Carolina.
Lankford has extensive experience leading poultry operations across various global and national markets. He brings more than 37 years of experience in chicken farming, feed milling, nutrition, commodities, purchasing, export feed sales, by-products, animal welfare, veterinary and human resources services, including roles at Pilgrim’s Pride, ConAgra, Cargill and Tyson Foods.