February 5, 2024
USPOULTRY elects new chair of board of directors during IPPE 2024

US Poultry & Egg Association has elected Mikell Fries as chair of the board of directors of the organisation.
The board meeting was held during the International Poultry Expo, part of the 2024 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States. Fries previously served as vice chair.
Fries is a graduate of Georgia Southern University where he obtained a degree in business management.
He spent several years in senior positions overseeing sales and marketing, having served the poultry industry in various capacities, including the boards of directors for the Georgia Poultry Federation and Norman W. Fries, Inc.
He is president of Claxton Poultry Farms.
Jarod Morrison, chief financial officer of Farbest Foods, is immediate past chair. Morrison received his bachelor of science in finance from the University of Southern Indiana and his MBA from Purdue University.
Before joining Farbest Foods, Morrison was senior director of finance and accounting with Masterbrand Cabinets and finance manager with GE Plastics.
- USPOULTRY