IDFA Ingredients Board

The board members are tasked with providing strategic vision, policy direction and leadership on segment-specific issues. The board will conduct business in coordination with the IDFA Executive Council, through the chair and vice chair.

Officers

Gustavo Acosta

IDFA Ingredients Board Chair / Director, Global Dairy Procurement, Global Supply Operations, Abbot Nutrition

Kyle Jensen

IDFA Ingredients Board Vice Chair / Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Hilmar

Directors

Joe Barrow

Director of Quality Assurance and Food Safety, Idaho Milk Products

Martin Bates

President, Global Relations and Marketing, Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.

Ron Belldegrun

CEO and Co-Founder, ByHeart

Lindsay Brady

President, Ornua Foods Americas

Yann Connan

Vice President of Sales - Lactalis Ingredients, Lactalis American Group

Steven Cooper

President/General Manager, Dairy Manufacturing, Continental Dairy Facilities, LLC

Amanda Criezis

Director of Ingredient Procurement for Meat and Cheese, Kraft Heinz

Maxime Devourdy

President, Ingredients and Corporate Strategy, Agropur

Tim Galloway

CEO, Galloway Company

Leon Gregorich

CEO, Grassland Dairy Products

Greg Helbig

Senior Vice President of Operations, Hiland Dairy Foods Co., LLC

Chris Hoeger

Senior Vice President - Economist and Industry Relations, Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.

Hoyt Huffman

Chief Executive Officer, Bluegrass Dairy and Food, Inc.

Bryan Johnston

President, Americas, Fonterra

Niamh Kelly

Chief Product Officer-Dairy Strategy, Glanbia Nutritionals

Eva Klaening

Head of Region, Americas, Arla Foods Ingredients, Inc

Melissa Oborny

President and CEO, Proliant Dairy Ingredients

Art Pike

External Relations Lead, Mead Johnson & Company, LLC

Vinith Poduval

Executive Vice President & President, India, Asia Pacific, and Emerging Products and Services, Schreiber Foods, Inc.

Marshall Reece

Senior Vice President Sales & Marketing, Associated Milk Producers Inc.

Bob Sarver

President & CEO, Great Lakes Cheese

Bruno Sprire

Global Category Procurement Leader, Nestle S.A.

Philip Vanderpol

President and CEO, Vitalus Nutrition Inc.

Auke Zeilstra

Managing Director - North America RSO Director and Country Manager, FrieslandCampina Ingredients North America

Executive Council Members

Terry Brockman

IDFA Executive Council Immediate Past President / Senior Vice President Dairy Procurement, Ingredients and Industry Affairs, Saputo USA

Joe Diglio

IDFA Executive Council Vice Chair / President and CEO, Michigan Milk Producers Association

Kurt Epprecht

Owner/Vice President, Cheese Quality & Dairy Policy, Great Lakes Cheese Co., Inc.

Lance FitzSimmons

President and CEO, Leprino

Gold Business Partner Representatives

Ted Jacoby, III

President and CEO, T. C. Jacoby & Company, Inc.

Tom Shaver

Head of Strategic Accounts & Partnerships North America, ABB