Maple Leaf Foods recently secured the necessary interim court order authorizing and holding of the annual and special meeting of shareholders on June 11, 2025, to approve the spin-off of its pork operations to form Canada Packers. Maple Leaf Foods also entered into certain pre-transaction agreements. As the company takes these steps to advance the transaction, it is appointing the senior management team that will lead Canada Packers as an independent public company.

Upon completion of the transaction, the Canada Packers management team will include Dennis Organ, president and chief executive officer, Deepak Bhandari, chief financial officer, Lance Mistelbacher, senior vice president of commodities and risk management, Jonathan Sawatzky, SVP of hog production and procurement, David Typer, SVP of sales and product optimization, Mauricio Alanis, vice president of sustainability, LeeAnn Peters, VP of food safety quality assurance and animal care, and Dezi Sign, VP of people.

This management team brings a depth of industry experience and expertise to Canada Packers.

Source: Maple Leaf Foods