NARA Announces New President and CEO

source:North American Renderers Association (NARA)

Kent J. Swisher has been named the incoming president & CEO of the North American Renderers Association (NARA).

He will also serve as president of the Fats and Proteins Research Foundation (FPRF), the rendering industry’s research organization. Kent will assume leadership upon the retirement of current NARA president and CEO, Nancy Foster, on December 31.

Swisher brings extensive experience and expertise in agriculture, rendering, export marketing, trade policy, regulatory affairs, and management to his new position as president & CEO.

He has worked for the North American Renderers Association (formerly the National Renderers Association) for over 18 years directing the association’s export market development programs.

“Kent will be a strong asset for the rendering industry and the North American Renderers Association as our next president & CEO,” said NARA Chairman Doyle Leefers of the National Beef Packing Company, LLC. “His years of experience in international market development will complement the current staff to provide high value for our membership in the years ahead.”

作为纳拉国际课程高级副总裁，斯威尔斯目前在全球范围内实现营销和市场准入计划，并代表了美国贸易谈判中的展示产业。他是美国农业部农业贸易咨询委员会的成员，动物和动物产品委员会，并监督奈良，墨西哥城和全球几个顾问的办事处。

“Renderers will benefit from Kent’s extensive experience and knowledge as NARA’s new president & CEO,” said Nancy Foster. “NARA will be well positioned for the future as he leads the industry forward.”

During Swisher’s work at NARA, he has contributed over 40 publications on behalf of the rendering industry, including an annual market report featured in each April issue ofRender杂志，渲染行业的贸易出版物。他经常在美国和国外公开讲话，贸易主题，积极参与世界渲染组织（WRO）。除了纳拉总统兼首席执行官和FPRF总裁的新任命外，散兵还将承担WRO秘书处的作用。

“I am honored and humbled to be chosen for this position,” said Swisher. “I look forward to continuing my work at NARA in this new role alongside our many dedicated and talented members, staff, and consultants. I know that together we can achieve great things for the rendering industry.”

在纳拉之前，斯威尔夫与大陆粮食公司，美国谷物委员会和美国种子贸易协会合作。他在印第安纳州中部的谷物和牲畜农场上提出，他的家庭仍然是农场。

About the North American Renderers Association

The North American Renderers Association (NARA) represents the interests of the North American rendering industry to regulatory and other governmental agencies, promotes the greater use of animal byproducts, and fosters the opening and expansion of trade between foreign buyers and North American exporters.