Joel G. Newman, President and CEO of the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), was elected IFIF’s new Chairman for 2016-2017 at IFIF’s 28th Annual General Assembly held at FAO Headquarters in Rome on 13 October.
Mr. Newman, who previously served as Chair of IFIF’s Policy Committee and as a Member of the IFIF Board of Directors, has more than three decades of diverse executive experience in agribusiness and will bring his longstanding experience both with IFIF as well as international feed industry matters to the role of IFIF Chairman.
Joel G. Newman, President and CEO of the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), was elected IFIF’s new Chairman for 2016-2017 at IFIF’s 28th Annual General Assembly held at FAO Headquarters in Rome on 13 October.
Mr. Newman, who previously served as Chair of IFIF’s Policy Committee and as a Member of the IFIF Board of Directors, has more than three decades of diverse executive experience in agribusiness and will bring his longstanding experience both with IFIF as well as international feed industry matters to the role of IFIF Chairman.
Mr. Newman thanked outgoing IFIF Chairman Mario Cutait for “his outstanding leadership of IFIF over the last four years as well all IFIF Members for their contributions to our success, which strengthens IFIF as the voice of the global feed industry to promote and support sustainable, safe, nutritious and affordable food for a growing world population.”
Delegates to the IFIF 28th Annual General Assembly also elected the IFIF Board of Directors for the 2016 – 2017 term.