Food processor Hormel Foods has announced the retirement of two senior executives and a series of management changes to follow those retirements.


James A Jorgenson, senior vice president, staff services, and Dr Forrest D Dryden, vice president, research and development, will both complete outstanding careers at the end of the year, the company said


Effective with Jorgenson’s retirement, his former responsibilities will be restructured. William F Snyder, currently vice president operations, refrigerated foods, will advance to senior vice president, supply chain, and David P Juhlke, currently vice president, human resources and administration, at Jennie-O Turkey Store, will be promoted to vice president, human resources.


Dryden will be succeeded by Dr Phillip L Minerich as the new vice president, research and development. The company’s quality assurance initiatives will be led by Bryan D Farnsworth, who advances to vice president. Farnsworth will report to Snyder upon Dryden’s retirement.


Succeeding Snyder as vice president operations, refrigerated foods, is Bruce R Schweitzer, currently general manager at the Austin Minnesota plant facility. Schweitzer will report to Gary Ray, executive vice president, refrigerated foods.

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