Seaboard Corporation announced on Monday that Chad Groves has been named the next president and chief executive officer of its Pork Segment, Seaboard Foods LLC (Seaboard Foods), to succeed current president and Chief Executive Officer Peter Brown, who announced he will be retiring effective June 30.
Brown joined Seaboard Foods in January 2021 after more than 30 years of executive leadership experience in the protein industry, including leadership positions with Butterball and High Liner Foods.
Seaboard acknowledged Brown for his leadership over the past three years. “Peter was a key leader on Seaboard’s executive management team, and we wish him all the best in his upcoming retirement,” Seaboard Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Bob Steer said in a release.
Since July 2021, Groves has served as senior vice president of global sales, marketing and innovation at Seaboard Foods, where he has led the retail, food service, export, processor sales, marketing, sustainability and innovation teams. Before he joined Seaboard Foods, he was most recently the vice president of sales – retail and foodservice at Trilliant Food & Nutrition LLC. Prior to that, Groves was the vice president of field sales – food service at High Liner Foods.
Groves obtained a bachelor’s degree in selling and sales management from Purdue University and a master’s degree in business management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition, he serves as a member of the board of directors and treasurer for the National Pork Board.
