Who We Are
Leadership and Governance
Our Leadership
Andre Nogueira
President and CEO, JBS USA
Al Almanza
Global Head of Food Safety and Quality Assurance
Chris Benson
Head of Retail Ready and Ground Beef
Cameron Bruett
Head of Corporate Affairs and CSO, JBS USA
David Colwell
President, JBS Canada
Andrew Cracknell
President, Pilgrim's UK
Chris Gaddis
Head of Human Resources, JBS USA
Shannon Grassl
President, JBS USA Regional Beef
Brent Eastwood
President, JBS Australia
Rodrigo Horvath
President, JBS USA Carriers
Chris Kirke
President, Pilgrim’s Moy Park
Bob Krebs
President and COO, JBS USA Pork
Tom Lopez
President, Swift Prepared Foods
Sam McConnell
COO, JBS Australia Southern
Denilson Molina
CFO, JBS USA
Anthony Pratt
COO, JBS Australia Northern
Kimberly Pryor
General Counsel, JBS USA
Bruce Sabatta
COO, Primo Foods
Fabio Sandri
President and CEO, Pilgrim's
Tim Schellpeper
President, JBS USA Fed Beef
Darcianne Severson
Head of JBS Foods Consumer Value Added
Charles von der Heyde
President, Pilgrim’s Mexico
Nicholas White
Head of Ethics and Compliance, JBS USA
The JBS USA executive team is responsible for the company’s operations. This includes implementation of the strategic, financial and management policies, as well as preparation of financial statements and other reports.
Corporate Governance and Compliance
Implicit in our corporate philosophy is the importance of sound corporate governance. We have an independent JBS USA Advisory Board to support the company’s executive leadership on matters related to corporate governance, government and regulatory affairs, commodity risk management and marketing. Our JBS USA Advisory Board is made up of independent members, ensuring that credible, expert voices of objectivity help guide the direction of our business. The board meets quarterly, in addition to providing ongoing counsel to the JBS USA CEO and executive leadership team.
The Ethics and Compliance Group (ECG) has a dual reporting structure to the Independent Advisory Board and the CEO for JBS USA and to the Board of Directors and the CFO for Pilgrim’s. The ECG is responsible for managing the JBS USA and Pilgrim’s “Ethics Line” and for developing, administering and training on the policies and procedures ancillary to the Code of Conduct & Ethics, including anti-bribery/anti-corruption, anti-trust/competition, international trade and sanctions, conflicts of interest and gifts. Additionally, the ECG monitors compliance through investigations, assessment and analysis of the Ethics Line, and one-on-one consultations with employees regarding specific situations.
JBS USA also has a Supplier Code of Conduct, which is administered by the ECG, and requires third-party vendors to adopt and demonstrate the same commitment by following acceptable standards of business conduct and integrity and complying with all applicable laws, regulations and rules.
JBS USA Independent Advisory Board
John Boehner
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Dean Hollis
Former President and CEO, Consumer Foods at ConAgra Foods
Dimitri Panayotopoulos
Former Vice Chairman, Proctor & Gamble
Harvey Pitt
Former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
