Madison, WI — The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association elected the 2013-2014 Officers and Board of Directors at their Annual Business Meeting, held recently in Chicago, IL. William G. Klump, Senior Vice President Marketing, Butterball, LLC, was elected as the association’s Chairman of the Board. He has served on the Board of Directors since 2006 and has been actively involved in many committees. Voni Woods, Senior Director of Deli, Giant Eagle, Inc., continues to serve on the Board of Directors as Past Chairman.
Other new officers for 2013-2014 are: Executive Vice Chairman — David Leonhardi, Events Director, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.; Vice Chairman — John Cheesman, Vice President Sales – Corp. Accts., Maplehurst Bakeries, LLC; and Treasurer — Jewel Hunt, Group Vice President Pharmacy, Health & Wellness, Safeway Inc.
Industry leaders elected to serve three-year terms on the IDDBA Board of Directors are: Linda Duwve, Vice President Retail Sales, Emmi Roth USA, Inc.; Rick Findlay, Vice President Purchasing, Whole Foods Market, Inc.; Glenn E. Harmon, Senior Vice President, PriceSmart, Inc.; Tim Holler, Team Leader, Brands, Schreiber Foods; Jewel Hunt, Group Vice President Pharmacy, Health and Wellness, Safeway Inc.; Greg Schlafer, President, Lamb Weston, Inc.; and Joe Squires, Field Sales Director, Land O'Lakes Inc.
Other Board members continuing to serve are: Jim Antrup, Dawn Food Products, Inc.; Mark Brown, Fresh Creative Foods; John Cheesman, Maplehurst Bakeries, LLC; Craig Drefcinski, Hormel Foods Corporation; Tim Holler, Schreiber Foods; William G. Klump, Butterball, LLC; David Leonhardi, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.; Ray Lippert, Bakery Crafts; Edward R. Meyer, Schnuck Markets Inc.; Dave Peterson, BelGioioso Cheese Inc.; Mark Rudy, Hubert Company; John J. Sullivan, Norseland Inc.; Philippe Surget, Lactalis American Group, Inc.; J. K. Symancyk, Meijer, Inc.; Dotty Vandermolen, Advantage Waypoint LLC; Erik Waterkotte, John Morrell Food Group; John Wellenzohn, Rich Products Corporation; and Voni Woods, Giant Eagle, Inc.
About IDDBA:
IDDBA is a nonprofit membership organization serving the dairy, deli, bakery, cheese, and supermarket foodservice industries. Member companies enjoy many benefits and services including the annual seminar and expo, leading-edge research, training programs, management tools, and an annual trends report. We will celebrate 50 years of service in 2014. For more information, contact IDDBA at 608.310.5000 or visit our website, www.iddba.org.
Source: International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association