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Tyler Appointed to Succeed Sumner as President & CEO
December 23, 2021
TUCKER, Georgia - (December 15, 2021) - The USA Poultry & Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) Executive Committee has appointed current Chief Operating Officer Greg Tyler as the council’s next President and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Jim Sumner who will be retiring from the position in June 2022 after 32 years leading the organization.
The announcement was made today at the 2021 USAPEEC Winter Meeting.
Under Sumner, the percentage of U.S. chicken production that is exported tripled to about 18 percent, and in 2020 U.S. broiler exports reached 3.6 million metric tons, up 589 percent from 1990. Significant gains also were made in exports of turkey and eggs.
During his tenure, USAPEEC has grown to 16 international offices on four continents, helped open trade with dozens of countries from Mexico to China to Cuba, and launched the International Poultry Council (IPC) and World Poultry Federation (WPF).
Read more at this link: https://www.usapeec.org/newsroom/media/pressrelease/tylerappointedtosucceedjimsumner/