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C. Larry Pope
President and Chief Executive Officer, Smithfield Foods, Inc.
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President and chief executive officer of Smithfield Foods, Inc. Mr. Pope joined Smithfield Foods in 1980 as controller, became vice president, finance in 1999, chief financial officer in 2000, and was named president and chief operating officer in 2001. Mr. Pope succeeded Joseph W. Luter, III as chief executive officer of Smithfield Foods in 2006. Prior to joining Smithfield Foods, Mr. Pope spent four years with Coopers & Lybrand.
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George H. Richter
President and Chief Operating Officer, Pork Group, Smithfield Foods, Inc.
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Mr. Richter was promoted to president and chief operating officer of the Smithfield Foods pork group in 2008. In this role the presidents of Smithfield Foods' five pork processing companies report to him. Previously, Mr. Richter served as president and chief executive officer of Farmland Foods after it was acquired by Smithfield Foods in October 2003. Prior to that he was employed for 34 years by Farmland Industries where he held a number of executive positions, his last as president of the pork division.
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Joseph W. Luter, IV
Executive Vice President, Smithfield Foods, Inc.
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Mr. Luter, named executive vice president at Smithfield Foods, Inc. in 2008, concentrates on sales and marketing for the company. He served as president and chief operating officer of Smithfield Packing from 2004 to 2008. Mr. Luter has held numerous positions at Smithfield Packing and Smithfield Foods during his tenure, including four years as senior vice president of sales and marketing for Smithfield Foods, Inc. from 2000 to 2004.
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Robert W. Manly, IV
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Smithfield Foods, Inc.
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Mr. Manly rejoined Smithfield Foods as executive vice president in 2006 after 10 years as president of Premium Standard Farms. He also became the chief financial officer in 2008. Prior to that he served as executive vice president of Smithfield Foods, Inc. from 1986 through 1996, also serving as president and chief operating officer of Smithfield Packing from 1994 to 1995. In November 2007 Mr. Manly was assigned the responsibility of managing international operations at Smithfield Foods, Inc.
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Richard J.M. Poulson
Executive Vice President, Smithfield Foods, Inc.
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Mr. Poulson joined Smithfield Foods in 1998 to oversee the company's merger and acquisition activity. Prior to that he was senior managing director of the Appian Group, a private merchant and investment banking partnership based in Washington, D.C., and Paris.
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Jerry H. Godwin
President, Murphy-Brown, LLC
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Mr. Godwin has been president and chief operating officer of Murphy-Brown, LLC since 2001. Previously he spent six years as president of Murphy Farms. Before that Mr. Godwin was in the automotive industry for 26 years.
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Robert G. Hofmann, II
President, North Side Foods Corp.
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In 1974 Mr. Hofmann joined North Side Foods, a company founded by his great-great grandfather in 1909. After serving in a number of positions, including general sales manager and senior vice president, Mr. Hofmann rose to his present position in 1990.
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Morten Jensen
Chief Executive Officer, Central and Eastern Europe
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Mr. Jensen joined Animex in 2000 as vice president for red meat operations before being promoted to his current post. Prior to that Mr. Jensen held a number of positions for Danish Crown and also served as a plant manager for Arhus Slagterhus.
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Darek Nowakowski
President, Animex Sp. z o.o.
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In 2005, after serving as president and CEO of Humpty Dumpty Snack Foods, Mr. Nowakowski joined Smithfield Foods. Prior to that he was general manager and vice president of Maple Leaf Foods and held various managerial positions in Multifoods - Canada.
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William G. Otis
President, Patrick Cudahy Inc.
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Mr. Otis joined Patrick Cudahy in 1995 as vice president sales and marketing and was promoted to his current position as president in 2004. Prior to joining Patrick Cudahy he held a variety of marketing and financial management positions at Oscar Mayer® Foods for 16 years.
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Enrico Piraino
President, Stefano Foods, Inc.
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Mr. Piraino is president and co-founder of Stefano Foods. He has been with Smithfield Foods since 2002 and in the industry since 1982.
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James C. Sbarro
President, Farmland Foods, Inc.
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Mr. Sbarro is the president of Farmland Foods, Inc. A food industry veteran, he joined Farmland Foods with the acquisition of Carando in 1991. He was promoted to senior vice president of sales, marketing, and research and development for Farmland Foods in 1999.
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Tim Schellpeper
President, The Smithfield Packing Company, Inc.
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Mr. Schellpeper is the president of Smithfield Packing. He was previously employed by Farmland Foods, Inc., serving most recently as senior vice president of operations for the company. Prior to that he was vice president of logistics, responsible for warehousing, transportation and customer service.
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Joseph B. Sebring
President, John Morrell & Co.
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Mr. Sebring is the president and chief operating officer of John Morrell. Prior to joining Smithfield Foods in 1994 he was the president and chief executive officer of Indiana Packers.