Jacques Pomerleau is retiring after 26 years running Canada
Pork International.
His replacement is Greg Giokas, a senior civil servant who
has served as Canada’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, consul general to India,
and executive advisor for Global Affairs Canada.
"We welcome Greg's experience and leadership to the
pork industry," said Rick Bergmann, chairman of the Canadian Pork Council.
"In his role as president and chief executive officer,
he will use the Canada Pork Excellence platform (CPE) to deliver on our
industry’s strategic priorities of product positioning, market access and
development, and member services at CPI.”
“I would like to thank Jacques for his dedication to the
industry as his leaving marks the end of an era for Canada Pork International,”
added Bergman.
“He was one of the leaders to see the value of an
international presence for our industry and advertising for our products. We
are indebted to his vision and commitment for propelling the industry to our
present position as a global pork exporter through CPI.”
“Given that we export well over two-thirds of our
production, maintaining the markets CPI has built over the past 26 years and
developing new market possibilities help us to achieve the best overall
return,” said CPC executive director John Ross.
“We look forward to continued collaboration and co-operation
with Greg so that our industry can be competitive, innovative and a more
profitable agricultural sector.”
