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DFO Board elects 2023 Board Executive

Board Executive Election
 
At a Special Board meeting held on Jan. 19, 2023, following Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s (DFO) 2023 annual general meeting (AGM), DFO’s Board elected its 2023 Board Executive. Murray Sherk, Board Member for Region 8, was re-elected as Chair; Mark Hamel, Board Member for Region 11, was elected as Vice-Chair; and Adam Petherick, Board Member for Region 4, was re-elected as 2nd Vice-Chair.
 
Regional Elections
 
On Jan. 19, 2023, immediately following the adjournment of DFO’s 2023 AGM, the following producers will each begin their four-year term on the DFO Board: John Wynands, Board Member for Region 3; Albert Fledderus, Board Member for Region 7 and Mark Hamel, Board Member for Region 11.

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