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Don
Davidson
Canadian
Meat Council's New President
May
8, 2008 - At our annual
business meeting on Thursday, May 8, 2008 Mr. Don Davidson was elected
as the new President of the Canadian Meat Council.
Don
Davidson is the Vice President of Business Development, Government
& Industry Relations for Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, Fresh Division.
He works out of their Oakville Ontario Head Office.
Don
has been involved in the Pork business for Maple Leaf for the majority
of his 34 years with the Company. He has held numerous senior management
roles within the Pork business during his tenure, including responsibility
for the overall Maple Leaf pork businesses across the country. In
his current position Don leads the technical and meat science support
for the Hog Procurement area of the business through ongoing research
and review of animal handing, meat quality, yield and hog value,
including the assessment of different hog genetics, all with view
to optimize overall performance and results for Maple Leaf, their
customers, and their producers.
Don
is also Maple Leaf's external representative for many industry initiatives,
including various interfaces with Government such as CFIA and has
been the First Vice President of the Canadian Meat Council. |