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Bryce Schumann, Lecompton, Kan., has
been named chief executive officer (CEO) for the American Angus
Association, effective June 13. Schumann has served as the
Association’s director of member services for the past seven
years. He replaces John Crouch, who announced in February his
intention to retire. As
CEO, Schumann will serve as the chief administrative officer of
the American Angus Association and vice chairman of the Board of
Directors of each of the Association’s subsidiaries: Angus
Productions Inc. (API), Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB), Angus
Genetics Inc. (AGI) and the Angus Foundation. Reporting directly
to the Board, he will develop and recommend to the Board
policies, plans and programs to effectively meet the needs and
challenges of the membership and to enhance the growth and
reputation of the Angus breed and the American Angus
Association. Schumann also will be responsible for overseeing
the performance of some 200 employees.
“In making its final selection,
the Board had the opportunity to choose from among the best
leaders the beef industry has to offer,” said Paul Hill, the
Bidwell, Ohio, cattleman who serves as president of the American
Angus Association. “Bryce’s training in business management
combined with his experience in all segments of Association
business made him the choice candidate for CEO.”
Schumann joined the Association
in 2000 as director of activities. He was named director of
member services and office management in April 2001. At that
post, Schumann has overseen the daily activities of the
Association as they pertain to memberships, registrations and
transfers. He has worked with the Association Board of Directors
to develop, implement and enforce the rules, and he has
coordinated the Association’s efforts in relation to verifying
identification and parentage, as well as its defect-monitoring
program. Until 2004, when Milford Jenkins was hired, Schumann
also coordinated efforts for developing the Angus Foundation.
Before joining the American
Angus Association staff, Schumann served as assistant director
of feeder-packer relations for CAB Supply Development Division.
He has also worked for the Kansas Beef Council and Farm Credit
Services.
Schumann received his bachelor’s
degree from Kansas State University, and a master’s in business
administration from the University of Kansas. He and his wife,
Gina, have three sons, Wyatt, Dylan and Jessye, and a daughter,
Cassady.
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