November 1, 2021

Koch Foods COO made chairman of US' National Chicken Council

Mark Kaminsky, chief operating officer at Koch Foods was installed as the 2021-2022 chairman of the National Chicken Council (NCC) during NCC's annual conference held in Washington DC, the United States.

It is Kaminsky's second term as NCC chairman, previously serving from 2018 to 2019.

Kaminsky started his career at Arthur Andersen after receiving his bachelor's degree in accounting at DePaul University. He began his career with Koch Foods in 1990 on the financial side of the business but learned the operational side, including live processing through Koch's move to become a vertically integrated poultry company in 1996.

Kaminsky has assisted in Koch's growth from a one-plant operation to one of the leading poultry companies in the US, through acquisitions, green field site developments and internal expansion.

"2021 has been a challenge for many industries across the United States, and across the world, including the chicken industry," said Mike Brown, who was elected to an eleventh term as president of NCC. "The determination, innovation and fortitude of this industry continue to amaze me, especially during a year faced with labor shortages, inflation, sky-rocketing input costs, transportation and shipping challenges and more."

- NCC