May 22, 2012

Tyson Foods China Appoints Arex Lee as CEO

Press release

Tyson Foods, Inc. announced that Arex Lee has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Tyson Foods' China operations and will oversee Tyson DaLong, Tyson Shandong and Tyson Jiangsu.

Lee has managed strategy development activities in China and is recognized by customers and other poultry companies as a leader in China's poultry industry Prior to joining Tyson, he worked for more than 25 years with one of the leading poultry companies in China. His industry experience includes the full range of poultry operations, and sales and marketing management. His operations experience includes management of feed mills, contract farming, processing operations, as well as breeder, hatchery and broiler operations.

Arex is originally from Taiwan and served in the Taiwan Marine Corp. He is an industrial engineer and has earned a Master of Business Administration degree.

Tyson Foods has had a presence in China since 2001. With a population of 1.3 billion and chain restaurants opening at a rate of one every 18 hours, annual per capita meat consumption in China is about 20 pounds per person, compared to 89 pounds in the US.

Tyson Foods, Inc is one of the world's largest processors and marketers of chicken, beef and pork, the second-largest food production company in the Fortune 500 and a member of the S&P 500.