Perdue Premium Meat names CEO

Randy Day, CEO of Perdue Farms, announced on Dec. 4 that Mark McKay has been promoted to president of the newly created Perdue Premium Meat Company, LLC, which aligns the company’s continued growth in premium, branded products across its pork, lamb, beef and pet treat businesses. “Mark is an experienced and thoughtful executive who will lead Perdue’s premium meat portfolio for the Coleman Natural, Niman Ranch, and pet treat brands to the next level of market penetration,” said Day. “This move aligns the resources from production through sales to further our growth in premium, no-antibiotics-ever, all-vegetarian-fed products from animals raised to higher standards across the full range of proteins.” McKay is a 30-year veteran of the poultry and meat industries. He joined Perdue in 2011 as part of the company’s acquisition of Coleman Natural Foods. Prior to his promotion, McKay served as executive vice president of specialty proteins and business development.