Hannah Pagel

Bob Lanter has been appointed president of the Fresh Produce and Floral Council and several other leaders and government officials in the food and agriculture space are changing jobs.

The National Society of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) has tapped Ebony Webber as its first-ever chief executive officer. The Mississippi native previously was the chief operating officer of MANRRS.

Chris Adamo is now the head of global sustainability impact and B Corp at Danone. He previously was the vice president of public affairs and regenerative agriculture policy.

Chris Adamo is now the head of global sustainability impact and B Corp at Danone and Andy Curliss has been hired by the National Pork Producers Council.

Aubrey Bettencourt is stepping down as president and CEO of the Almond Alliance, USDA hires several new senior staff members and Nona McCoy joins the Torrey Advisory Group.

Tom Snipes has been appointed CEO of Custom Agronomics, Nona McCoy has joined the Torrey Advisory Group as a vice president, and Aubrey Bettencourt steps down from the helm at the Almond Alliance.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has a temporary new chief transparency officer and Mike Glymph has been hired by Monument Advocacy.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has a temporary new chief transparency officer and Monument Advocacy has a new vice president of government relations in the organization’s food and agriculture practice.

Mark Becker has been tapped as the CEO of Mosaic Flavors, succeeding Jim Miller who held the position since August 2022.

Brendan Lynch has been appointed to serve as the assistant United States Trade Representative for South and Central Asia and ADAMA has appointed two new members to its executive team.