Chuck MacLean of Bow Island, Alta., is the new chair of Canada Beef Inc.
He was selected during the agency’s annual meeting in Calgary.
Working in partnership with his sons, he operates Porter and MacLean Livestock Management near Medicine Hat and South Island Farms, a feedlot and farm, near Bow Island.
He is a past chair of Alberta Beef Producers and was a board member of the Canada Beef Export Federation.
Vice chair is Paul Sharpe of Ontario.
The board of directors represents beef producers, processors, food service and retail.
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They are Grant Huffman of Riske Creek, B.C., John Schooten of Diamond City, Alta., Jack Hextall of Grenfell, Sask., Trevor Atchison of Pipestone, Man., Paul Sharpe of Wellington County, Ontario, Gib Drury of Alcove, Que., Jennifer MacDonald of Moncton, N.B., John MacDonald of St. Nicholas, P.E.I., and Terry Prescott of Bass River, N.S.
Representing the Canadian Meat Council are Arthur Batista of Ecolait, Robert Bielak of St. Helen’s Meat Packers Ltd. In Toronto, Mike Kennedy of Cargill and Brian Read of XL Foods.
Scott Ellerton of Sysco Canada represents food service and retail and Dwight Greer of Eastern Meat Solutions represents importers and exporters.
