John Morgan has been appointed to the newly created role of vice-president of investor relations for AdvancePierre Foods.

CINCINNATI — John Morgan has been appointed to the newly created role of vice-president of investor relations for AdvancePierre Foods Holdings, Inc.

In his new role, Mr. Morgan will collaborate with senior leaders and communicate operating performance and strategy to external audiences, AdvancePierre said. He also will assist in collecting and analyzing market data and valuation trends.

For the past 12 years, Mr. Morgan has been director of investor relations at Lexmark International, and prior to that he held positions of progressive responsibility in investor relations, finance, operations and sales at Lexmark. Mr. Morgan also serves as a senior roundtable member for the National Investor Relations Institute.

Michael Sims, c.f.o. of AdvancePierre Foods

“We’re committed to building and maintaining strong relationships with investors and analysts as we settle into our new reality as a public company, and we’re excited to have John on board to help lead this important task,” said Michael Sims, chief financial officer of AdvancePierre Foods. “His experience and proficiency in shaping and executing public company investor relations programs will bring great value to our communications with the financial community.”