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Dennis Vignieri
President / CEO
262-859-2272 x205
dvignieri@bwfoods.com

Dennis has served with the company for 27 years, the first 14 at Birchwood Transport. He has been a member of the Kenosha Beef International Board of Directors since 1984. Dennis is also a member of the Advisory Board for the M&I Bank, Kenosha group, and is on the Board of Directors for the American Meat Institute (AMI); currently serving on the Executive Committee of AMI.

   

Jerry King
CFO
262-859-2272 x218
jking@bwfoods.com

Jerry has been with Birchwood Foods for 16 years; 12 as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President.  He has been a member of the Kenosha Beef International Board of Directors since 1991.  With ten years of experience as an Audit Manger, Jerry’s an expert on providing real-time and practical information for our operations and sales disciplines.

   

John Ruffolo
EVP Operations & Procurement
262-859-2272 x272
jruffolo@bwfoods.com

John has been a key member of the Birchwood team for over 25 years, and has held his current title since 1992. John oversees meat procurement and utilization, and manages Birchwood’s four manufacturing facilities. His attention to quality and detail has made him skilled at attaining efficiency and cost containment objectives.

   

Mike Marquardt
VP of Birchwood Transport
262-859-2272 x303
mmarquardt@bwfoods.com

Michael has served with Kenosha Beef International, Ltd. for over 21 years. He provides the day-to-day leadership associated with managing three of Kenosha Beef’s business units:.

  • Birchwood Transport Inc. — our contract motor carrier.
  • Kenosha Rendering LLC — independent renders making high quality tallow and Meat and Bone meal products.
  • BIOsource Fuels LLC — our design build engineering firm specializing in high quality low cost bio-diesel production plants.

Mike also serves on the board of directors for the Wisconsin Motor Carrier Association and the Fats and Proteins research Foundation.

   

Phyllis Murray
Corporate Director of Human Resources & Safety
262-859-2272 x480
pmurray@bwfoods.com

Phyllis has been with Kenosha Beef International, Ltd. for 8 years. With over 16 years of experience in Human Resources and Safety Management, Phyllis is responsible for procuring and training employees, as well as managing company program’s policies and procedures. Phyllis chairs the Human Resources Committee for the American Meat Institute.

   
   

 

 

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