KERRY DOUGHTY :
Kerry Doughty, president and chief executive officer of Butterball, LLC, is responsible for leading business strategy for the world’s largest turkey producer. Prior to his position as president and CEO, Doughty held the role of executive vice president of sales, marketing and research & development. In this role, Doughty held responsibility for Butterball’s domestic and international retail and foodservice customer relationships, oversaw all marketing and public relations initiatives, and led new product and innovation development.
Prior to joining Butterball in 2007, Doughty worked for more than 25 years in sales and brand development. His past experience includes a variety of senior leadership positions for companies such as Perdue Farms, Inc., FFM/Hardee’s, Loveland Foods, Kretchmar and Wilson Foods. Doughty attended Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
SUZANNE R. GRIFFIN :
Suzanne Griffin joined Butterball, LLC in 2012 and currently serves as senior vice president and general counsel. She is responsible for the company’s legal affairs and also serves as the company’s corporate secretary. Making use of a broad legal background in agriculture, industry and finance, she provides legal advice to senior management and works closely with the business lines on business and commercial issues.
Prior to joining Butterball, Griffin was a partner at Poyner Spruill, LLP. Griffin also spent three years as Deputy General Counsel at the US bank subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada and has significant agriculture law experience from her eight years in leadership roles with Continental Grain Company. Griffin has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois, College of Agriculture and a Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University School of Law.
BARRY GUM :
Barry Gum serves as chief financial officer for Butterball, LLC. Gum is responsible for all treasury, accounting and IT functions. Gum earned a Business Administration- Accounting degree from the University of Kansas. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he was a senior auditor. He came to Butterball after 22 years at our partial owner, Seaboard Corporation, where he worked in various financial leadership roles both at Seaboard Farms- Poultry Division and corporate.
JAY JANDRAIN :
Jay Jandrain, chief operating officer for Butterball, LLC, oversees plant operations, corporate purchasing, transportation & warehousing, demand & supply planning and corporate engineering.
Jandrain joined Butterball in May of 2002 as the director of product research and development. He has since then held roles including vice president of deli sales, vice president of product research and development, vice president of integrated business strategy and executive vice president of sales. Prior to Butterball, Jandrain held multiple sales, marketing and R&D management positions within food service and retail channels such as Cargill and Plantation Foods. He received his Bachelor of Science in Food Science from Cornell University.
AL JANSEN :
Al Jansen, executive vice president of sales and marketing at Butterball, LLC, is responsible for sales in the food service, retail, commodity and export channels as well as product research and development, customer service, and integrated business strategy.
A graduate from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and an MBA from the University of Baltimore, Jansen brings more than 20 years of experience in the food industry. Prior to his position at Butterball, Jansen spent 18 years at Perdue Farms in a variety of leadership positions including vice president of sales club and mass merchandisers as well as general manager of the turkey business unit. He also held several sales and operations leadership roles at Perdue. Before his successful career at Perdue, Jansen was with Agrimetrics as a senior director of broiler programs.
ALICE JOHNSON, DVM :
Alice Johnson, DVM, serves as senior vice president of food safety, regulatory and animal well-being for Butterball, LLC. Johnson’s role encompasses multiple responsibilities, including the development, implementation and oversight of food safety, quality and animal well-being. In addition, since joining the company in 2006, Johnson has worked alongside federal and state regulatory agencies to implement and manage government regulations within the company.
Before her work with Butterball, Johnson served as president and CEO of the National Turkey Federation. She has also held multiple leadership positions with organizations like National Food Processors Association and the American Meat Institute. Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Pfeiffer College and a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Tuskegee Institute.
BILL KLUMP :
Bill Klump serves as chief marketing officer for Butterball, LLC. Klump is responsible for all retail marketing efforts and oversees Insights and Innovation and public relations efforts. Klump serves on several committees for the National Turkey Federation and is past chairman of the board for the International Deli-Dairy-Bakery Association. Prior to his role as CMO, Klump was the senior vice president of corporate marketing.
Klump boasts more than 30 years of consumer packaged goods experience. Notable leadership roles with companies such as Sara Lee, ConAgra Foods and Chiquita Brands-John Morrell International have honed his ability to grow and build consumer brands. Klump also joined Butterball in 2002 while working for ConAgra Foods and transitioned to Butterball, LLC in 2006 when the brand was sold to Smithfield Foods and Maxwell Farms, forming Butterball, LLC.
WALTER PELLETIER :
Walter Pelletier joined Goldsboro Milling Company in 1981. His present responsibilities include managing Butterball’s turkey live production operations. Walter holds the titles of president of Goldsboro Milling Company, co-manager of Maxwell Farms, LLC and co-manager of Maxwell Foods, LLC.
Prior to joining Goldsboro Milling Company, Pelletier worked for Milliken & Company in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He is past chairman of the National Turkey Federation and past president of the North Carolina Poultry Federation. Pelletier currently serves on the board of directors of Mount Olive Pickle Company, Inc. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University.
RON TOMASZEWSKI :
Since joining Butterball, LLC as vice president of human resources in February 2012, Ron Tomaszewski has been responsible for the oversight and management of all people practices within the company, including: recruitment, compensation, benefit design and administration, training, organizational development, compliance and internal communications. Within his position, Tomaszewski also manages the safety, insurance and risk of Butterball team members companywide.
Prior to his work with Butterball, Tomaszewski held HR positions with HSBC Bank USA and Wells Fargo & Company. Tomaszewski earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the State University of New York at Geneseo and an MBA from the University of Rochester (NY) Simon School of Business.
Learn more about how each describes their experience working at Butterball.
Javier Borja
Feed Mill Operator,
Farmville Feed Mill
Team member since March 2015
Challenging, Rewarding, Friendly
Mavrick Orlando
Safety Trainer,
Carthage Processing Facility
Team member since March 2017
Teamwork, Motivated, Leadership
Jodi Welborn
Operations/Production Lead,
Mt Olive Processing Facility
Team member since August 2010
Enlightening, Experiential, Stability
Adrian Bueno
Lab Technician,
Carthage Processing Facility
Team member since December 2017
Fun, Amazing, Awesome
Barbara Ingraham
Supply Clerk,
Huntsville Processing Facility
Team member since August 1975
Fun, Clean, Friendly
Elidia Marroquin
HR Recruiter,
Carthage Processing Facility
Team member since August 2003
People, Benefits, Stability
Ruben Ramirez
Production Trainer,
Huntsville Processing Facility
Team member since January 2017
Knowledge, Opportunity, Career
Teresa Warren
Production Team Member,
Huntsville Processing Facility
Team member since September 2010
Consistent, Content, Positive
Trinidad Franco Hernandez
Quality Supervisor,
Huntsville Processing Facility
Team member since September 2010
Improved, Adapted, Achieved
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