Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) today announced the upcoming
retirements of Roland G. Gentzler, vice president of finance and
treasurer, and James R. Schroeder, vice president of engineering. As a
result, Gary L. Jamison, vice president and chief financial officer at
Jennie-O Turkey Store, will advance to vice president and treasurer, and
Tyler L. Hulsebus, director of purchasing, will advance to vice
president of engineering.
Additionally, the company announced the advancement of James N. Sheehan,
vice president and controller, to vice president and chief accounting
officer reporting to Jody H. Feragen, chief financial officer. As a
result, Jana L. Haynes, director of investor relations, will advance to
vice president and controller, reporting to Sheehan. Sheehan will also
oversee the IT organization in addition to his current reports.
All advancements are effective May 30, 2016.
"Congratulations and best wishes to Rollie Gentzler on his upcoming
retirement," commented Feragen. "His leadership in the finance area,
coupled with a dedication to continuous improvement in all areas of the
company, will be missed. We are fortunate to have a strong team,
including Jim Sheehan, Jana Haynes and Gary Jamison. Their deep
knowledge and experience will ensure continued success and we look
forward to their leadership."
"Jim Schroeder led the engineering group with a high degree of
professionalism through numerous projects throughout his career. I would
like to thank him for his many years of service and congratulate him on
his retirement," said Bryan D. Farnsworth, senior vice president of
supply chain at Hormel Foods. "In addition, congratulations to Tyler
Hulsebus on his advancement. His track record of success and leadership
at Hormel Foods will be an asset in this role."
Gentzler
Gentzler began his career as an accountant at the
Austin (Minn.) Plant in 1976. The same year he became manager of general
accounting and claims in Fort Dodge, Iowa, and then held office manager
positions in Dallas, Texas and Ottumwa, Iowa. In 1987, he became the
supervisor of internal auditing at the Corporate Office (Austin, Minn.),
and the next year moved to Dubuque, Iowa to become the accounting
manager at Dubuque Foods. In 1993, he became the accounting coordinator
and the next year director of finance. In 1995, he moved to the
Corporate Office for the position of manager of cost accounting. In
2000, he became the director of Refrigerated Foods accounting, and then
assistant controller and director of finance for Refrigerated Foods. He
assumed his current role in 2007.
Schroeder
Schroeder began his career in 1984 as an engineer
in the mechanical division at the Fremont Plant. In 1989, he became the
supervisor of maintenance and engineering and a year later a plant
engineer at the Beloit (Wis.) Plant. In 1994, he became the manager of
plant engineering at the Austin Plant, and in 1998, became the manager
of corporate engineering projects at the Corporate Office. In 1999, he
became the manager of project and plant engineering and assumed his
current role in 2009.
Sheehan
Sheehan began his career in 1978 as an accountant at
the Fremont Plant. The same year, he moved to Fort Dodge, Iowa, and
became the manager of data processing, billing and invoices. Two years
later, he became the manager of general accounting and claims in Fort
Dodge, and then moved to Algona, Iowa, to become the office manager. In
1986, he moved to Kenosha, Wis., in the role of office manager and then
became the controller one year later. In 1988, he became the corporate
credit manager at the Corporate Office, and in 1996, became the
corporate manager of credit and claims. In 1998, he became the president
of Hormel Financial Services and a year later became the treasurer. He
assumed his current role in 2000.
Haynes
Haynes joined Hormel Foods in 1994 as an accountant
at the Austin Plant and subsequently served in several accounting
manager positions in the Austin Plant, Fremont (Neb.), Rochelle (Ill.)
Foods, and Osceola (Iowa) Food plants. In addition, she gained
experience at Koch Industries as a business unit accounting manager from
1997-2000. In 2002, she became to manager of international and property
tax at the Corporate Office (Austin, Minn.). Haynes assumed the role of
director of taxes in 2007, and her current role in 2013.
Jamison
Jamison began his career as an accountant at the
Fremont Plant in 1988. He moved to the Corporate Office the next year
for a role as an internal auditor. In 1990, he moved back to the Fremont
Plant and became the manager of production cost analysts and production
costs. Over the next few years, he held several positions as a cost
analyst and in 1997, he became a production manager and price administer
in fresh pork at the Corporate Office. In 2000, he became the manager of
expense analysis and control, and the next year became the manager of
cost accounting for Refrigerated Foods. In 2003, he became the business
unit controller for Specialty Foods and in 2006, the vice president of
finance at Farmer John in Vernon, Calif. He assumed his current role in
2012.
Hulsebus
Hulsebus began his career at Hormel Foods in 1997,
as an associate maintenance engineer at the Austin (Minn.) Plant. In
2000, he transferred to the Corporate Office as a staff engineer, and
after a few months he relocated to Rochelle (Ill.) Foods to become a
project engineer. In 2004, he returned to the Austin Plant as the
superintendent of plant engineering. In July 2006, he transferred to the
Corporate Office as the corporate coordinator of reliability improvement
and was promoted in 2009 to the corporate manager of plant engineering
and reliability. In 2011, he became manager of plant engineering at the
Austin Plant. He assumed his current role in 2013.
About Hormel Foods
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in
Austin, Minn., is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of
consumer-branded food and meat products, many of which are among the
best known and trusted in the food industry. Hormel Foods, which
leverages its extensive expertise, innovation and high competencies in
pork and turkey processing and marketing to bring branded, value-added
products to the global marketplace, will celebrate its 125th
anniversary in 2016. The company is a member of the Standard & Poor's
(S&P) 500 Index, S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, and was named one of “The
100 Best Corporate Citizens” by Corporate Responsibility Magazine for
the seventh year in a row. Hormel Foods also received a perfect score on
the 2016 Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, was recognized
on the 2015 Best for Vets Employers List by Military Times, and was
named one of the 2015 40 Best Companies for Leaders by Chief Executive
magazine. The company enjoys a strong reputation among consumers, retail
grocers, foodservice and industrial customers for products highly
regarded for quality, taste, nutrition, convenience and value. For more
information, visit http://www.hormelfoods.com
and http://2014csr.hormelfoods.com/.
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