Tyson Makes Management Announcements

10/17/2007

After 25 years of service, Bill Lovette, senior group vice president of Poultry and Prepared Foods, Tyson Foods Inc., is leaving the company and his position will not be filled. In addition, Tyson is implementing immediate changes in the senior management of its poultry and fresh meats operations, which are designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the company's business structure. James Lochner will continue managing Tyson's beef and pork business as senior group vice president of Tyson Fresh Meats but will leave Tyson headquarters in Springdale to return to Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, where Tyson Fresh Meats is based. Noel White, a long-time member of the Tyson Fresh Meats leadership team, has been named senior vice president of Pork Margin Management. Chris Daniel, previously senior vice president of Specialty Products, is now senior vice president of Beef Margin Management and will oversee the buying and selling side of the company's beef business. Many of Daniel's management duties in Specialty Products are being shifted to Jeff Webster, who will now be senior vice president of the newly created Tyson Renewable Products Division. Read DuPriest, Group Director of Strategy, will assume Webster's responsibilities in managing corporate strategy and development. Dan Brooks, an operations executive with Tyson Fresh Meats, will now be senior vice president of Beef Production Operations. Meanwhile, Jim Schmitz, another Tyson Fresh Meats executive, is now vice president of Pork Production Operations and will oversee the company's six pork plants.