The American Feed Industry Association has appointed William C. Barr as chairman.

Barr, the president of Bill Barr & Company Inc., succeeds StevenVanRoekel, the president and CEO of Ridley Inc. The terms of chairman and past chairman are one year. The board also voted Alan Gunderson as chairman-elect; the vice president of Vita Plus Corporation will succeed Barr in May 2012.

The following individuals were elected to three-year terms on the AFIA board and began their service with the May Board meeting:

• David Probert, ADM Alliance Nutrition Inc.
• Gary Cooper, Cooper Farms Inc.
• Ivan Pedigo, Gold River Feed Products
• Mike Nicoletti, Penny Newman
• Alan Gunderson, Vita Plus Corporation
• Steve Boehmer, Westway Feed Products LLC
• Rich Dwyer, Kent Feeds
• Steve Brody, Pioneer, A Dupont Company
• Ken Vaupel, Alfagreen Supreme
• Nathan Yates, Corn Products International Inc.
• Paul Phillips, Maxi-Lift Inc.
• Bill Braman, Chr. Hansen Animal Health and Nutrition
• Herald Scherf, DSM Nutritional Products Inc.
• John Thompson, Evonik Industries
• Wendy Plocher, FMC Corporation
• Greg Kean, WellPet LLC

The following individuals joined AFIA’s executive committee:

• Jeffrey Cannon, Diamond V Mills Inc.
• RB Halaby, AgriCapital Corporation
• Lee Hall, Hallway Feeds
• Tracy Harris, Central Life Sciences
• Mike Osborne, Nutra Blend LLC
• Mark McCulley, The HANOR Family of Companies

The following individuals were elected to the Institute of Feed Education and Research board of trustees:

• Mark Lyons, Alltech Inc.
• Eddie Wells, Milk Specialties Global