Egg producer Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. named Todd Walters Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Matt Whiteman Vice President of Operations on March 27, 2023.
Since 2011, Walters served as Cal-Maine’s Vice President of Operations at its South Texas location and subsidiary Wharton County Foods, LLC’s facility in Boling, Texas. He previously worked in management positions at multiple Cal-Maine locations in Mississippi, Kansas, New Mexico, and Ohio. Additionally, he has served with several sector industry associations.
Whiteman has been with Cal-Maine Foods since 2011 and most recently served as General Manager of the producer’s Waelder, Texas, operation.
Earlier, he worked in management positions at various Cal-Maine locations including Edwards, Mississippi; Bremen, Kentucky; Guthrie, Kentucky and Boling, Texas. Like Walters, Whiteman has also served with a number of industry associations.
Cal-Maine’s President and Chief Executive Officer Sherman Miller, commenting on the appointments, stated: “We are pleased to announce these important new leadership changes. Todd Walters is well qualified to assume this role, having extensive experience with the various aspects of our operations across different locations and market regions.”
“He (Walters) is also a recognized leader outside the company as an active member of industry associations.”
Miller added: “Matt Whiteman brings over 12 years of dedicated service to the Company and has played an important role in managing our Texas operations. His previous experience working at our other locations and knowledge of other markets bring an added perspective to this leadership role. We welcome him to our operations management team, and we look forward to working with Matt as we continue to serve our valued customers in the Texas markets.”
In May 2021, Cal-Maine Foods relocated its corporate headquarters and management team from Jackson, Mississippi, Ridgeland, which is located just outside of Jackson to the north of the city in Hinds county.
