The Canadian Pork Council’s (CPC) Board of Directors named a new board chair, René Roy of Quebec, and vice-chair, Scott Peters of Manitoba, at a recent board meeting in Banff, Alberta prior to the Banff Pork Forum.
Rick Bergmann, the organization’s longest-serving chair in its history, retired from the board after eight years as chair and a total of 15 years of service to the national organization, the release says.
Roy expresses his gratitude to Bergmann for representing the 7,000 Canadian pork producers over the past eight years, helping the industry navigate through a global pandemic, World Trade Organization (WTO) challenges, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) trade negotiations and many other issues.
“René Roy and Scott Peters will help lead the industry into the future, and I have faith in the board’s direction and in the organization’s ability to serve the best industry in Canada, the Canadian pork industry,” Bergmann says. “I am proud of my time as Chair of CPC. Nowhere have I met better people than the producers and staff involved with this organization.”
Brent Moen of Alberta and Jack Dewit of British Columbia will continue to serve as CPC’s second vice-chair and treasurer, respectively.
Since the recent elections, CPC’s executive team pushes full steam ahead, focusing on the ongoing plans related to the potential response and recovery plan for an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in Canada, as well as drafting an implementing a new strategic plan for the council in 2023.
