CHICAGO —The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association has launched a search to find the successor to longtime president and chief executive Michael J Licata.
Licata announced earlier this year that he would retire from the posts he has held for 31 years at the end of 2009. He plans to remain with IFMA through 2009 to work with his successor, who initially will hold the title of chief operating officer. —The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association has launched a search to find the successor to longtime president and chief executive Michael J Licata.
IFMA has retained Oak Consulting Inc. in Lisle, Ill., to help locate and vet all candidates and make final recommendations to the association board’s search committee. The committee will include Licata and past IFMA chairs. The board said it hopes to name Licata’s successor by the end of this year. —The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association has launched a search to find the successor to longtime president and chief executive Michael J Licata.
Licata, who was named to IFMA’s top salaried post in 1977, helped to transform the association from a nearly bankrupt organization into one of the foodservice industry’s most influential trade groups, with more than 400 members and a $10 million budget. —The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association has launched a search to find the successor to longtime president and chief executive Michael J Licata.
Before joining IFMA, Licata was executive secretary to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare during President Gerald Ford’s administration. —The International Foodservice Manufacturers Association has launched a search to find the successor to longtime president and chief executive Michael J Licata.