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Two longtime execs step down from National Pork Board
Story Date: 2/28/2013
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Source: Rita Jane Gabbett, MEATINGPLACE, 2/27/13
The National Pork Board announced that Jim Meimann, senior vice president for governance and operations, and Mike Wegner, vice president of communications, will retire April 1.
Meimann began his 27 years of service to the pork industry with the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) in 1986 at the start of the Checkoff and joined the Pork Board in 2001.
One of his notable contributions included organizing the Checkoff and in ensuring a smooth transition during the separation of NPPC and the National Pork Board. Another was guiding legal counsel during a five-year trademark infringement challenge of the use of “Pork. The Other White Meat.”
Wegner, with the Pork Board for 11 years, has been instrumental in branding the Pork Checkoff and helping producers understand how their Checkoff is invested on their behalf. When he came on board in 2001, just over half of producers supported the work of the Checkoff compared with 85 percent today.
The National Pork Board has responsibility for Checkoff-funded research, promotion and consumer information projects and for communicating with pork producers and the public.
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