Springdale, Ark., USA - February 8, 2010, Springdale, Ark., USA - Tyson Foods announced that is has elected nine members of the company's board of directors.
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Don Tyson retired as Senior Chairman of the Board in 2001. He served as Senior Chairman from 1995 until 2001. Mr. Tyson has been a member of the Board since 1952.
John Tyson is Chairman of the Board of the Company, having held his current title since May 2006. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 2001 until May 2006, as Chairman, President and CEO from 2000 to 2001, as Chairman from 1998 to 2000, and in other executive capacities prior to 1998. Mr. Tyson has been a member of the Board since 1984.
Barbara A. Tyson was a Vice President of the Company from 1988 until 2002. Ms. Tyson has been a member of the Board since 1988.
Lloyd V. Hackley is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Lloyd V. Hackley and Associates, Inc., which provides programs for the development of ethics and character, and has served in that capacity since 1997. He served as the Interim Chancellor of Fayetteville (North Carolina) State University from July 2007 to June 2008. Dr. Hackley served as Interim Chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University from June 2006 to July 2007.
Jim Kever is the Founding Partner of Voyent Partners, LLC, an investment partnership. Previously, Mr. Kever served as a director of Quintiles Transnational and had served as CEO of Envoy Corporation, a subsidiary of Quintiles. Mr. Kever has been a member of the Board since 1999.
Albert C. Zapanta is President and CEO of the United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Zapanta is a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. He is Chairman of the Reserve Forces Policy Board, an independent policy adviser to the Secretary of Defense. He is also Chairman of the Board of the U.S.-Mexico Cultural and Educational Foundation. Mr. Zapanta has been a member of the Board since 2004.
Kevin McNamara is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of HealthSpring, Inc. He has been in his current position since 2005. He previously served as CFO of HCCA International, Inc. and as CEO and director of Private Business, Inc. Mr. McNamara has been a member of the Board since 2007.
Brad T. Sauer is executive vice president of 3M Health Care Business. He has been with 3M since 1981 and currently is responsible for the company's worldwide healthcare business. He served in a variety of other positions including executive vice president of the Electro Communications Business, president and managing director of 3M Korea and new business development director of the Commercial Graphics Division. ■
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