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Novak moving from pork to corn

The CEO of the National Pork Board, Chris Novak will leave his job on October 3rd to become CEO of the National Corn Growers Association.  Prior his job with the Pork Board, Novak was executive director of the Indiana Corn Marketing Council, the Indiana Corn Growers Association and the Indiana Soybean Alliance.  He replaces the retiring Rick Tolman at NCGA.

Novak says he is grateful to the farmers who support the checkoff, the Pork Board members and staff for the honor to serve them over the last six years and “looks forward to continuing to work with the livestock industry from my new position.”

The National Pork Board will immediately engage an executive search firm to assist in a national search for Novak’s replacement. Details of the search process will be announced later this month. To ensure a seamless transition, the board has named John Johnson, chief operating officer, as interim CEO. Johnson will oversee the many initiatives currently underway, including finalization of a new strategic plan and development of the 2015 budget.

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