The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) announced the slate of new officers and directors for the 2024 IFPA Board of Directors. This group will begin its service at the 2023 Global Fresh Produce & Floral Show, October 19-21.
The Board is guided by the Executive Committee, which will be led in 2024 by current Chair-Elect John Anderson, chair, CEO and managing partner of Oppy. Current Board Chair Laura Himes, vice president of sourcing – Fresh for Walmart will assume the role of Past Board Chair.
Nominated for the 2023-2024 Board of Directors.
Joining the Executive Committee are 2024 Chair-Elect Tammy DeBoer, president of Harris Teeter; Secretary-Treasurer Clint Lewis, CEO of AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.; and two at-large Executive Committee members from the current Board roster: Fresh-Cut Processor Council Chair Judy Clark, CEO of Fresh Texas, and retiring Secretary-Treasurer Patrick Vizzone, managing director and head of agri-food and impact investment, Franklin Templeton Global Private Equity.
IFPA Foundation for Fresh Produce Chair Alex DiNovo, president and COO, DNO Produce, also joins the Executive Committee, succeeding Foundation Chair Martha Hilton, vice president of produce and floral merchandising, Wegman’s. Hilton will serve as a director on the IFPA Board.
The Board slate is:
- Brazil Council Chair Alex Lee, commercial director, Rio Bonito Orgânicos, Brazil
- Grower-Shipper Council Chair Mark Campion, president, Taylor Farms Retail, USA
- Foodservice Council Chair Chip Walker, president and CEO, SSi LLC/PRO*ACT, USA
- Mexico Council Chair Adelina Metodieva, CEO, Zeliotech Mineral Fertilizers, Cuernevaca, Mexico
- Supply Chain Council Chair Steve Alaerts, director, foodcareplus NV, Belgium
- Sustainability Council Chair Rachel Depree, head of sustainability, Zespri, New Zealand
Executive Committee for 2024
At Large Representatives
- Tim Bulow, president and COO, Mission Produce, USA
- Hein Deprez, Co-CEO, Greenyard, Belgium
- Dr. Elliott Grant, CEO, Mineral (an Alphabet Company), USA
- Lam Lin, Group Strategy Lead, Joy Wing Mau Group, China
- Anna Lopez, vice president of produce, H-E-B Grocery, USA
- Ruth McLennan, chief merchant cold storage, The DFI Group, Singapore
- Bas Pellenaars, commercial director LATAM, Dümmen Orange, USA
- Oleen Smethurst, vice president of produce, Loblaw, Canada
- Rodolfo Spielmann, president and CEO, NatureSweet, USA
- Board directors completing their service in Anaheim are:
- Melissa Ackerman, CEO, Planet Harvest
- Amelie Aust, owner, board vice-chair, Fall Creek Farm & Nursery
- Ernesto Cardona, CEO, Austral Trading
- Nikki Cossio, founder & CEO, Measure to Improve LLC
- Jose Antonio Gomez, CEO, Camposol
- Jamey Higham, president and CEO, Idaho Potato Commission
- Jeff Huckaby, CEO, Grimmway Enterprises, Inc.
- Zak Lafitte, president, Wonderful Citrus
- Gilson Lucato Jr., commercial director, Citricola Lucato
- Dan Mathieson, CEO, Zespri International
- Julie Olivarria, vice president, produce, Sysco Corporation
- James Rogers, CEO, Apeel Sciences
- Debora Steier, vice president of floral, Albertsons Companies
- Bruce Taylor, CEO, Taylor Farms
- Debby Walker, vice president, purchasing & analytics, Darden
- Dorn Wenninger, senior vice president of produce, UNFI
- Drew Zabrocki, general manager, value chain insights & interoperability, Semios
For more information:
Ashley Sempowski
International Fresh Produce Association
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https://www.freshproduce.com/