Baking & Snack 2022 Operations Executive of the Year manages to empower his team to be their best selves at work.

Blair Chastain joins company from IPL.

Will succeed Tom Kittle on April 1.

Becky Loveland and Elena Taylor to new roles.

Joshua Kobza will start leading the company on March 1.

Ephi Eyal will head the company’s North America division and Adi Costa will lead the R&D department.

James Butler was previously senior vice president at Restaurant Supply Chain Solutions.

Morgan Gittemeier previously assisted BEMA at IBIE 2022 and IBIE 2019.

Mike Porter, Baking & Snack’s Operations Executive of the Year and New Horizons’ president and COO, sees the importance of participating in the wider baking industry.

She is taking the reins from Kent Van Amburg, who will retire March 2.