WATT PoultryUSA’s 2011 Who’s Who

A directory of U.S. poultry companies and executives with corporate addresses, phone and fax numbers.

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Agri Star Meat & Poultry, LLC   

220 North West Street
Postville, IA 52162-7714
Phone (563) 864-7811
FAX (563) 864-7890

Hershey Friedman, CEO
Daniel Hirsch, president

Allen Family Foods, Inc.  

126 N. Shipley St.
Seaford, DE 19973
Phone (302) 629-9136
FAX (302) 629-0359
Website www.allenfamilyfoods.com

Robert Turley, president, CEO
Warren Allen, Jr., v-p
Steve Schwartz, v-p sales, marketing
Brian Hildreth, v-p finance, secretary, treasurer

Amick Farms, Inc./OSI Group   

P.O. Box 2309
Leesville, SC 29070
Phone (803) 532-1400
FAX (803) 332-1705
Website www.amickfarms.com

Ben Harrison, CEO, president
Marcus Miller, v-p, CFO
Fred West, v-p processing
John Wise, v-p live operations
Steve Kernen, v-p marketing, sales

B   

Bil Mar Foods  (Division of Sara Lee)

315 Violas Road
P.O. Box 977
Storm Lake, IA 50588
Phone (712) 732-6767
FAX (712) 732-6792
Website www.saralee.com

Ray Team, general manager
Mark Maynard, processing manager

Butterball, LLC   

One Butterball Lane
Garner, NC 27529
Phone (919) 255-7900
FAX (919) 255-7971
Website www.butterball.com

Keith Shoemaker, president, CEO
Kerry Doughty, exec. v-p sales, marketing, R&D
Bill Klump, senior v-p marketing
Joe Nalley, COO
Ed Kacsuta, CFO
David Anderson, v-p live production
Mike Bliss, v-p processing
Tim Scanlan, v-p processing
Dr. Alice Johnson, v-p food safety, government regulatory, public relations

C   

Cagle’s, Inc.   

1385 Collier Road, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
Phone (404) 355-2820
FAX (404) 350-9605
Website www.cagles.net

J. Douglas Cagle, chairman, CEO
Mark Ham, executive v-p, CFO
Brad Harp, v-p live operations
Rory Morris, v-p plant operations
Dale Tolbert, v-p sales, marketing
David Cagle, v-p
G. Douglas Cagle, v-p
Harry Woodring, secretary-treasurer

Cargill Value Added Meats   

151 N. Main Street
Wichita, KS 67202-1401
Phone (316) 291-2500
FAX (316) 291-2936
Website www.honeysucklewhite.com  
www.shadybrookfarms.com  
www.cargill.com  

Steve Willardsen, president
David Barocco, v-p sales
Yana Childs, director of marketing
Tim Maupin, v-p live operations
Bobby Harris, v-p plant operations
Kevin Sheehan, v-p retail business
Peter Brown, v-p cooked business
Fred Sousa, AVP whole bird business
Michael Martin, media relations

Case Foods, Inc.   

P.O. Box 729
Troutman, NC
Phone (704) 528-4501
FAX (704) 528-4277
Website www.casefarms.com  

Thomas R. Shelton, chairman, CEO
Sam Robertson, v-p, general manager
Chuck McDaniel, v-p, general manager
Charles Rigdon, v-p, general manager
Mike Popowycz, CFO
Kevin Phillips, v-p, director sales, marketing

Claxton Poultry Farms   

P.O. Box 428
Claxton, GA 30417
Phone (912) 739-3181
FAX (912) 739-4344
Website www.claxtonpoultry.com

Jerry Lane, president
Tom Scarborough, director marketing
John Renault, live production manager

Coleman Natural Foods  Poultry Division

1667 Cole Blvd., Suite 300
Lakewood, CO 80401
Phone (303) 468-2500
FAX (303) 277-9263
Website www.colemannatural.com  
www.kingsdelight.com  
www.petalumapoultry.com  
www.drapervalleyfarms.com  

Mark McKay, CEO
Bob Salegna, senior v-p retail sales
Stan Hayman, senior v-p foodservice sales
Marc Pritchard, v-p sales, Draper Valley Farms

Cooper Farms  

22348 Rd. 140
P.O. Box 547
Oakwood, OH 45873
Phone (419) 594-3325
FAX (419) 594-3372
Website www.cooperfarms.com  

James R. Cooper, CEO, president
Chuck P. Staugler, v-p sales, marketing
Gary A. Cooper, COO
Terry Wehrkamp, director of live production
Dale Hart, diroector of processing
Cassie Jo Arend, media relations

D  

Dakota Provisions   

40253 U.S. Hwy. 14
P.O. Box 1257
Huron, SD 57350
Phone (605) 352-1519
FAX (605) 352-1531
Website www.dakotaprovisions.com  

Jeff Sveen, chairman
Ken Rutledge, president, CEO
Dave Janson, sales and marketing director
Dennis Thomas, CFO
Clint Grimsley, procurement director
Chet Coolbaugh, operations director
Jordan Woodbury, director food safety & QA
Scott Rutledge, director logistics
Mark Heuston, director of human services

Diestel Turkey Ranch   

22200 Lyons Bald Mountain Rd.
P.O. Box 576
Sonora, CA 95370
Phone (209) 532-4950
FAX (209) 532-5059
Website www.diestelturkey.com  

Tim Diestel

Draper Valley Farms, Inc.  (Division of Coleman Natural Foods)

1000 Jason Lane
P.O. Box 838
Mount Vernon, WA 98273-2490
Phone (360) 424-7947
FAX (360) 424-1666
Website www.drapervalleyfarms.com  

E   

Eberly Poultry, Inc.  1095 Mount Airy Road
Stevens, PA 17578
Phone (717) 336-6440
FAX (717) 336-6905
Website www.eberlypoultry.com  

Robert Eberly, president
George Eberly, operations
David Nagle, general manager
Tom Mikus, sales
Mary Stroch, human resources

Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc.   

R.R. 5 Box 228, River Road
Mifflintown, PA 17059
Phone (717) 436-5921
FAX (717) 436-2388
Website www.empirekosher.com  

Greg Rosenbaum, chairman, CEO

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Farbest Foods, Inc.   

4689 South 400 West
P.O. Box 480
Huntingburg, IN 47542
Phone (812) 683-4200
FAX (812) 683-4226
Website www.farbestfoods.com  

Ted J. Seger, president
Jerry Jones, v-p
Greg Meyer, sales manager
Jay Houchin, live production manager
Brian Hankings, v-p operations

Farmers Pride, Inc.   

154 West Main Street
P.O. Box 39
Fredericksburg, PA 17026
Phone (717) 865-6626
FAX (717) 865-7046
Website www.bellandevans.com  

Scott I. Sechler, chairman, president
J. Michael Good, CEO
Daniel P. Chirico, CFO
Les Fisher, v-p live operations
Steve Main, v-p plant operations
Thomas P. Cusack, controller
Kevin McBride, v-p sales, marketing
Iluminada Ythier, human resources manager

Fieldale Farms Corporation   

P.O. Box 558
Baldwin, GA 30511
Phone (706) 778-5100
FAX (706) 778-3767
Website www.fieldale.com  

Tom Hensley, president
Joe M. Hatfield, board vice chairman
Gus Arrendale, board chairman
Craig McDuffy, export manager
Sammy Franklin, sales manager
Jeff Paschall, sales manager
further processing
Eddie Elrod, treasurer, CFO
Dave Wicker, live production
Gary Savage, director protein conversion
Jon Allen, corporate secretary

Foster Farms   

P.O. Box 457
Livingston, CA 95334-0457
Phone (209) 394-7901
FAX (209) 394-6814
Website www.fosterfarms.com  

Ron Foster, CEO, president
Dan Huber, senior v-p operations
Bob Kellert, senior v-p sales
Bob Wangerien, senior v-p marketing
John Landis, CFO
Mike Pruitt, senior v-p chicken operations
Richie King, v-p chicken processing
Yubert Emvia, turkey general manager
Jeff Segars, turkey processing manager
Paul Bravinder, turkey processing manager
Ira Brister, turkey live production manager

G   

Gentry Poultry Co., Inc.   

P.O. Box 38
Ward, SC 29166
Phone (864) 445-2161
FAX (864) 445-2331
Website www.gentryspoultry.com  

W.M. Gentry, Jr., CEO, president
Wesley Gentry, III, v-p, general manager
Matt Gentry, sales manager
Barbara Gentry, office manager

George’s, Inc.   

P.O. Drawer G
Springdale, AR 72765-2030
Phone (479) 927-7000
FAX (479) 927-7200
Website www.georgesinc.com  

Gary George, president, CEO
Carl George, senior v-p
Charles George, senior v-p
Darrel Keck, v-p sales, marketing
Ancel McClane, secretary, treasurer
Otto Jech, executive v-p
Bill Potter, v-p technical services
Bob Kenney, v-p, complex manager, Virginia division
Glen Balch, v-p human resources
Matt Brown, v-p real estate development and gas company

Gerber’s Poultry   

P.O. Box 206
Kidron, OH 44636
Phone (330) 857-2731
FAX (330) 857-1841
Website www.gerbers.com  

Mike Gerber, president
Tim Gerber, v-p, plant operations
Barry Livingston, sales manager
Glenn Mott, compliance manager
John Metzger, CFO
Lisa Shoup, marketing manager

Golden-Rod Broilers, Inc.   

P.O. Box 948
Cullman, AL 35056
Phone (256) 734-0941
FAX (256) 739-4024

Bill Ingram, president
Jim Pepper, sales
Rick Brown, sales

Gold’n Plump Poultry, Inc.   

P.O. Box 1106
St. Cloud, MN 56302
Phone (320) 251-3570
FAX (320) 240-6250
Website www.goldnplump.com  

Mike Helgeson, CEO
Timothy Wensman, executive v-p marketing, sales
Stephen Jurek, executive v-p finance, operations
Rick Holman, export sales
Bill Lanners, director live strategies, processes
Bill Petz, director Arcadia operations
Mark Page, director plant operations
Don Burge, director R&D
Doug Connell, director process control, improvements

H   

Hain Pure Protein Corp.   

220 N. Center Street
Fredericksburg, PA 17026
Phone (717) 865-2136
FAX (717) 865-0302
Website www.freebirdchicken.com  

Joe DePippo, president
Ted Maguire, v-p sales
Lee Lebbon, complex manager
Dave Moyer, general manager
Scott Michalak, live operations manager

Harrison Poultry, Inc.   

P.O. Box 550
Bethlehem, GA 30620
Phone (770) 867-7511
FAX (770) 867-0999

Mike Welch, president, CEO
Larry Guest, sales manager
David Bleth, operations manager
Greg Finch, finance
Donnie Wilburn, production

Holmes Foods   

101 South Liberty Ave.
Nixon, TX 78140
Phone (830) 582-1551
FAX (830) 582-1090
Website www.holmesfoods.com  

House of Raeford Farms, Inc.  Poultry Division (broiler operations)

P.O. Box 699
Rose Hill, NC 28458
Phone (910) 289-3191
FAX (910) 289-6975
Website www.houseofraeford.com  

E. Marvin Johnson, chairman
Bob Johnson, CEO
Don Taber, president, COO
Ken Qualls, v-p finance
Michael Teachey, v-p marketing
Chan Windham, director commodity sales
Claudio Saviano, international sales manager
Mark Van Benthuysen, complex manager, Arcadia, LA
Clay Howard, operations manager, Rose Hill, NC
Jimmy Peak, complex manager, Wallace, NC
Jim Mabe, complex manager, Columbia, SC
Barry Cronic, complex manager, Greenville, SC

House of Raeford Farms, Inc.  (turkey operations)

520 East Central Avenue
Raeford, NC 28376
Phone (910) 875-5161
FAX (910) 875-8300
Website www.houseofraeford.com

Marvin Johnson, chairman
Bob Johnson, CEO
Don Taber, president, COO
Randy Haap, v-p retail sales
Michael Teachey, v-p marketing
Bob Wright, v-p and general manager, turkey operations
Ken Qualls, v-p finance
Chris Marriott, v-p foodservice sales
Gary Van Essen, operations manager, cooked products
Claudio Saviano, international sales manager

J   

Jaindl Turkey Sales, Inc.   

3150 Coffeetown Road
Orefield, PA 18069
Phone (610) 395-3333
FAX (610) 395-8608
Website www.jaindl.com  

David M. Jaindl, president
Alice Jaindl-Brown, v-p sales

Jennie-O Turkey Store   

2505 Willmar Avenue SW
P.O. Box 778
Willmar, MN 56201
Phone (320) 231-7134
FAX (320) 214-2885
Website www.jennieo.com  
www.jennieoturkeystore.com

Bob Tegt, president

K   

Keystone Foods, LLC   

6767 Old Madison Pike
Bldg. 5, Suite 500
Huntsville, AL 35806
Phone (256) 964-1000
FAX (256) 964-1242
Website www.keystonefoods.com  

Bill Andersen, senior v-p USA Proteins

Koch Foods, Inc.   

4404 West Berteau
Chicago, IL 60641
Phone (800) 837-2778
FAX (847) 384-5962
Website www.kochfoods.com  

Joseph C. Grendys, president, CEO
Mark Kaminsky, CFO, COO
Lance Buckert, v-p finance

Koch’s Turkey Farm   

416 Valley Road
Tamaqua, PA 18252-5115
Phone (570) 668-2089
FAX (570) 668-2882
Website www.kochsturkey.com  

Duane Koch
Joel Kasper, quality control director

Kraft Foods, Inc./Oscar Mayer   

P.O. Box 7188
Madison, WI 53707
Phone (608) 241-3311
FAX (608) 285-6046
Website www.kraft.com  
www.oscarmayer.com

Nick Meriggioli, president Oscar Mayer
David Brearton, executive v-p, operations, business services
Timothy McLevish, executive v-p, CFO
Mark Firestone, executive v-p, corporate and legal affairs
Karen May, executive v-p, global human resources
Jean Spence, executive v-p, research, development & quality

L   

Lady Forest Farms   

P.O. Drawer D
Forest, MS 39074
Phone (601) 469-3321
FAX (601) 469-4251

Bill Haralson, president

M   

Mar-Jac Poultry, Inc.   

P.O. Box 1017
Gainesville, GA 30503
Phone (770) 531-5000
FAX (770) 531-5015
Website www.marjacpoultry.com  

Pete Martin, CEO, v-p poultry operations
Joel Williams, complex manager
Greg Tench, marketing director
Tommy Francis, sales manager
Phillip Turner, plant manager, processing
Mahmoud Mohamed, v-p finance
Randall Bruce, controller
Tony Gravitt, live production manager

Marshall Durbin Companies   

P.O. Box 100755
Irondale, AL 35210
Phone (205) 956-3505
FAX (205) 380-3251
Website www.marshalldurbin.com  

Melissa Durbin, president
Elise Durbin, secretary, treasurer
Brian Roberts, v-p sales
Shannon Morgan, v-p live operations
Mark Jeter, CFO
David B. Payne, v-p purchasing
Ronnie Eddy, director processing
John Davies, distribution manager

MBA Poultry, LLC   

P.O. Box 257
Tecumseh, NE 68450
Phone (402) 335-2501
FAX (402) 335-2502
Website www.smartchicken.com  

Kevin Siebert, president, CEO

Michigan Turkey Producers  

1100 Hall Street, SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Phone (616) 245-2221
FAX (616) 247-1545
Website www.miturkey.com  

Harley Sietsema, chairman
Dan Lennon, president, CEO
Don Delordo, v-p sales
Kyle Maas, marketing manager
Brian Boerigter, CFO
Dwayne Kneiper, live production manager
Dave Burkholder, processing manager
Kevin Horner, v-p manufacturing

Miller Poultry   

9622 West 350 North
P.O. Box 239
Orland, IN 46776
Phone (800) 532-4186
Website www.millerpoultry.com  

Galen Miller, president
Karen Brenneman, finance
Len Neeb, sales

Mountaire Farms, Inc.   

P.O. Box 1320
Millsboro, DE 19966
Phone (302) 934-1100
FAX (302) 934-4086
Website www.mountaire.com  

Ronald M. Cameron, chairman,
Mountaire Corp., N. Little Rock
Dave Pogge, CEO
Paul Downes, president
Joe Moran, COO
Michael W. Tirrell, v-p business services
Jim LeCates, v-p controller
Phil Plylar, executive v-p sales, marketing
Larry Saywell, v-p marketing

Murray’s Chickens/MB Food Processing Inc.   

5190 Main Street
South Fallsburg, NY 12779
Phone (800) 770-6347
FAX (845) 434-0059
Website www.murrayschicken.com  

Murray Bresky, president, CEO
Dean Koplik, v-p operations
Steve Gold, v-p marketing, sales

N   

Norbest, Inc.  (Moroni Feed Company)

P.O. Box 890
Moroni, UT 84646
Phone (800) 453-5327
FAX (435) 436-8101
Website www.norbest.com  

Kent Barton, CEO
Brandon P. Olson, v-p, CFO
Kent Christensen, v-p live production
Matthew Cook, v-p processing
Dave Johnston, marketing director

Northern Pride Turkey   

419 Pennington Avenue
P.O. Box 598
Thief River Falls, MN 56701
Phone (218) 681-1201
FAX (218) 681-7183
Website www.northernprideinc.com  

Russ Christianson, general manager
Troy Stauffenecker, production manager

O   

O.K. Foods, Inc./O.K. Industries, Inc.   

P.O. Box 1787
Fort Smith, AR 72902
Phone (479) 783-4186
FAX (479) 784-1338
Website www.okfoods.com  

Collier Wenderoth, Jr., CEO, chairman
Randall W. Goins, president, vice chairman, O.K. Industries, Inc.
Ken Primm, president, O.K. Farms, Inc. and O.K. Foods, Inc.
Trent Goins, senior v-p sales, marketing
Tim Dooley, v-p engineering
Mark McLemore, dressed poultry sales manager
Shea Carr, director commodity sales
Ronald E. Brown, CFO, O.K. Industries, Inc.
Harold Lincks, v-p CIO
Donna Miller, secretary
Russell E. Bragg, president,
O.K. Transportation, Inc.

P   

Park Farms, Inc.   

1925 30th St., NE
Canton, OH 44705
Phone (330) 455-0241
FAX (330) 455-5820
Website www.parkfarms.com  

Christina A. Pastore-Bucher, CEO
Scott Bucher, v-p operations
Brian Fretag, v-p sales
Lee Mei Stokes, CFO
Ted Hawk, v-p live operations

Peco Foods, Inc.   

P.O. Box 1760
Tuscaloosa, AL 35403
Phone (205) 345-4711
FAX (205) 366-4533
Website www.pecofoods.com  

Denny Hickman, chairman of board
Mark Hickman, president, CEO
Benny Bishop, COO
Bobby Wilburn, director sales
Tommy Elliott, CFO
Roddy Sanders, secretary/treasurer, director live production
Steve Conley, director human resources
Charlie Peacock, director of processing

Perdue Farms, Inc.   

P.O. Box 1537
Salisbury, MD 21802-1537
Phone (410) 543-3000
FAX (410) 543-3874
Website www.perdue.com  

James A. Perdue, chairman of the board
J. Michael Roberts, president, food products business
Eileen F. Burza, senior v-p, CFO
James B. Leighton, president, retail
Joseph C. Rivers, senior v-p, operations & supply chain
Steven A. Evans, senior v-p, retail sales

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation   

1770 Promontory Circle
Greeley, CO 80634
Phone (970) 506-8000
Website www.pilgrimspride.com  

Wesley Batista, chairman

Bill Lovette, president, CEO
Gary Tucker, principal financial officer
Walter F. Shafer, III, executive v-p, operations
Jerry Wilson, executive v-p, sales, marketing

Prestage Foods   

4470 Highway 20 East
St. Paul’s, NC 28384
Phone (910) 865-6611
FAX (910) 865-6603
Website www.prestagefoods.com  

Kevin Kniefel, CEO
Darron Ezzell, general manager
Kent Puffenbarger, retail sales manager
Scott Prestage, v-p turkey production

S   

Sanderson Farms, Inc.   

P.O. Box 988
Laurel, MS 39441
Phone (601) 649-4030
FAX (601) 426-1461
Website www.sandersonfarms.com  

Joe Frank Sanderson, Jr., chairman, CEO
Lampkin Butts, president, COO
Mike Cockrell, CFO, treasurer
Randy Pettus, director production
Brian Romano, director administration
Dr. John Rice, director technical services
Bob Billingsley, director development, engineering
Jimmy Grimes, secretary, corporate controller
Doug Lee, director processing
Neil Morgan, director sales
Bob Rosa, chief financial analyst
Robin Robinson, director organization development & corporate communications

Sara Lee  

315 Violas Road
Storm Lake, IA 50588
Phone (712) 732-6767
FAX (712) 732-6792
Website www.saralee.com  

Marcel H. M. Smits, interim CEO, executive v-p, CFO
Christopher J. (CJ) Fraleigh, executive v-p, CEO North American Retail & Foodservice
Stephen J. Cerrone, executive v-p, human resources
Brett J. Hart, executive v-p, general counsel and corporate secretary

Simmons Foods, Inc.   

P.O. Box 430
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Phone (479) 524-8151
Website www.simfoods.com  

Mark C. Simmons, chairman
Todd Simmons, COO poultry & pet foods
Gary Murphy, president poultry farms
David Jackson, president prepared foods
Mike Jones, executive v-p, CFO

T   

Townsends, Inc.   

22855 DuPont Boulevard
Georgetown, DE 19947
Phone (302) 855-7100
FAX (302) 855-7225
Website www.townsends.com  

Fred Beilstein, CEO
George White, senior v-p, CFO
Mike Schall, president, sales, marketing

Turkey Valley Farms   

112 S. Sixth Street
Marshall, MN 56258-0200
Phone (507) 337-3100
FAX (507) 337-3009
Website www.turkeyvalleyfarms.com  

Dick Peterson, president
Laura Eichmann, national sales manager
Keith Burger, COO
David Hoefer, live production manager
Joe Como, processing manager
Willis Cooan, national sales manager

Tyson Foods, Inc.   

2200 Don Tyson Parkway
Springdale, AR 72765-2020
Phone (479) 290-4000
FAX (479) 290-4028
Website www.tyson.com  

John H. Tyson, chairman
Donnie Smith, president, CEO
Jim Lochner, COO
Dennis Letherby, executive v-p, CFO
David Van Bebber, executive v-p, general counsel
R. Read Hudson, corporate secretary, corporate counsel

V   

Vineland Kosher Poultry, Inc.   

1100 S. Mill Road
Vineland, NJ 08360-6202
Phone (856) 692-1871
FAX (856) 794-8031
Website http://jccafe.n-i.com/vineland/  
www.vinelandkosher.com  

Virginia Poultry Growers Cooperative, Inc. (VPGC)   

6349 Rawley Pike
Hinton, VA 22831
Phone (540) 867-4000
FAX (540) 867-4320
Website www.vapoultrygrowers.com  

Steve Bazzle, chairman
James L. (Jim) Mason, president, general manager
John King, v-p sales, marketing
Mickey Baughter, complex manager
Wes Hoover, processing manager

W   

Wayne Farms, LLC   

4110 Continental Drive
Oakwood, GA 30566
Phone (770) 538-2120
FAX (770) 538-2124
Website www.waynefarmsllc.com

Elton H. Maddox, president, CEO
Tommy Myers, v-p operations
Courtney Fazekas, v-p, CFO
John Flood, v-p sales, marketing

West Liberty Foods, L.L.C.   

228 West 2nd Street
West Liberty, IA 52776
Phone (319) 627-6000
FAX (319) 627-6127
Website www.wlfoods.com  

Paul Hill, chairman
Ed Garrett, president, CEO
Michael Quint, CCO, v-p sales, marketing, R&D
Gerald Lessard, v-p, COO
Glenn Elzey, senior v-p, CFO
Dr. Lee Johnson, v-p technical services

White Water Processing Co.   

10964 Campbell Road
Harrison, OH 45030
Phone (513) 367-4133
FAX (513) 367-2426

Kevin Kopp, chairman, CEO
Kelly Kopp, v-p sales, marketing
Kevin & Kelly Kopp, processing manager

Z   

Zacky Farms, LLC   

2020 S. East Avenue
P.O. Box 12556 (ZIP 93778)
Fresno, CA 93721
Phone (559) 443-2700
FAX (559) 443-2778
Website www.zacky.com

Scott Zacky, managing member of LLC
John Ross, president, COO
Lillian Zacky, media relations 

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