Michael Watson, APHIS Administrator, plans to retire at the end of January 2026, and Rosemary Sifford, deputy administrator for veterinary services and US chief veterinary officer, has recently retired from federal service.
Beginning Feb. 1, 2026, Kelly Moore serves as acting administrator and effective immediately, Alan Huddleston serves as acting US chief veterinary officer.
Savory Fund promotes co-founder Shauna Smith from CEO to managing director and appoints Clay Dover, former CEO of Velvet Taco, as Savory's chief executive officer.
Savory Fund's new CEO has more than three decades of restaurant industry experience, including executive leadership roles at Raising Cane's, Pei Wei and Velvet Taco.
Most recently, Molly O’Connor served as director of federal government relations at CropLife America, where she led federal advocacy strategy and represented the US pesticide industry.
Molly O’Connor began her career with NPPC as an international trade intern in 2011 and now returns to the organization, bringing more than a decade of experience in federal government relations and food and agriculture policy.
AlaTrade Foods director of growth and marketing is charged with creating scalable growth processes, furthering AlaTrade's innovation efforts and identifying opportunities to better serve both existing and emerging customers.
Alabama-based AlaTrade Foods names Robert Blake as director of growth and marketing, a newly created role designed to support the company’s long-term strategy for innovation, customer alignment and market expansion.
Chicken finger franchise names Cuyler Esposito as vice president of culture operations and promotes Alex Camp to vice president of operations services.
Barbecue restaurant chain Sonny's BBQ announces the promotions of George McAllan and Katie Love to president and chief marketing officer, respectively.