Mike Brown Retires from National Chicken Council (NCC); Gary Kushner Named Interim President

“NCC has a fantastic team that is laser-focused on our mission of advocating on behalf of America’s chicken producers. I look forward to getting to work together once more while the organization puts in place its leadership for the future,” said Gary Kushner.

Perdue Farms CEO Randy Day Announces Retirement

April 21, 2023 Perdue Farms

Perdue Farms, the 103-year-old, family-owned company and fourth-largest producer of chicken products in the United States, today announced the intention of Randy Day, CEO, to retire this summer. Day, who has worked at Perdue for more than 40 years, has served as CEO since 2017. He will remain in his current role to assist Kevin McAdams, COO and President, in the succession transition.