Shane Smith has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Smithfield and as a member of the board of directors of WH Group since July 2021. He joined our company in 2003 and has served in a variety of leadership roles for our U.S. and international operations.

Shane Horsley was named chief commodity officer in June 2024, leading Smithfield’s commodity risk management and global hedging strategies. He has more than 22 years of experience in hog and grain procurement, price risk management and commodity market volatility management.

Aug 30, 2024 · Smith became CEO of Smithfield Foods in 2021, just as Smithfield, the world’s largest pork product manufacturer and hog producer, announced an end to slaughter operations in its hometown of Smithfield, the country’s self-proclaimed “ham capital.”

SMITHFIELD, Va., July 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. today announced it has appointed Shane Smith, a two-decade veteran of the company and, most recently, its chief strategy officer, as president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Mr. Smith will succeed Dennis Organ, who is stepping down for personal reasons.

Shane Smith has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Smithfield and as a member of the board of directors of WH Group since July 2021. He joined our company in 2003 and has served in a variety of leadership roles for our U.S. and international operations. Mr. Smith has also served as an executive director at WH Group since August ...

2 days ago · Smithfield Foods' CEO Shane Smith says he hopes that everything the company has done to make working in its plants more attractive ever since COVID tore through the industry during the pandemic will help it weather the impact of President Donald Trump’s promised mass deportations. ... generating about $522 million for the Smithfield, Virginia ...

Jul 12, 2021 · smithfield, va. — Shane Smith has been promoted to president and chief executive officer of Smithfield Foods, Inc. He succeeds Dennis Organ, who is stepping down for personal reasons.

SMITHFIELD, Va., July 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. today announced it has appointed Shane Smith, a two-decade veteran of the company and, most recently, its chief...

2 days ago · Smithfield Foods does not plan to close more U.S. pork processing plants, Chief Executive Shane Smith said on Tuesday, as the company returned to a U.S. exchange after more than a decade in a ...