After 33 years with the Nationwide Turkey Federation (NTF), together with 17 years as president and CEO, Joel Brandenberger will retire on June 30, 2024.
The announcement was once made through NTF Chairman Steve Lykken.
“On behalf of the NTF Govt Committee, Board of Administrators and club, I want to thank Joel for his many years of carrier to the business,” stated Lykken, who may be president of Jennie-O Turkey Retailer. “He took over as CEO in a while ahead of the Nice Recession, and he led the federation thru that disaster, two primary outbreaks of extremely pathogenic avian influenza, the COVID-19 pandemic, important meals protection and animal well being regulatory adjustments, renewable fuels regulation that enormously altered business enter prices, industry disruptions and the rising carbon dioxide disaster. I will be able to’t consider a extra eventful tenure as an affiliation CEO, and we’re thankful for Joel’s management.”
Lykken stated the federation will habits an intensive, national seek to spot a brand new President and CEO to steer NTF.
Brandenberger thanked the federation’s participants and the NTF staff for his or her enhance.
“No industry affiliation within the meals and agriculture business is blessed with a management or club extra devoted to making sure their affiliation’s good fortune,” he stated. “Whilst fierce competition on the market, NTF’s participants and leaders pulled in combination as a united entrance in advocating for the business in Washington and selling turkey merchandise and the business’s symbol.”
“I additionally was once lucky to have an implausible staff of execs who labored tirelessly to meet the federation’s project and objectives. They’re passionate and devoted to the trust that NTF, just like the business itself, will at all times ‘punch above its weight’ on a daily basis and in each and every circumstance. The unwavering enhance and difficult paintings of the staff and the participants has been crucial to the good fortune we’ve got loved.”
Brandenberger joined NTF in Would possibly 1991 as Director of Public Affairs. He was once promoted to Vice President of Legislative Affairs in 1995 and Senior Vice President for Legislative Affairs in 2001 ahead of changing into NTF’s 5th CEO in December 2006.
A local of Houston, Brandenberger is a prominent alumnus of Texas Tech College, the place he graduated in 1982 with a journalism stage. Previous to becoming a member of NTF, he was once a newspaper reporter and editor ahead of running for legislative places of work within the Texas Senate and U.S. Space of Representatives.
He and his spouse, Susan, plan to spend retirement at their houses in Florida and Utah.