CBB has named Gregory Hanes of Colorado as its new chief executive officer

The Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board (CBB) has named Gregory Hanes of Colorado as its new chief executive officer, effective June 17, the organization said in a news release. Hanes takes over for Scott Stuart, who was named CBB CEO in December 2017. The association did not announce Stuart's departure or provide any additional background. Hanes joins the CBB from the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) in Denver,where he most recently was vice president of international marketing programs. Hanes also served as the USMEF liaison to the beef industry and worked closed with a variety of national and state beef organizations. From 2006 to 2009, he was the director of the USMEF’s Tokyo-based office, where he was responsible for all activities occurring in Japan. During his time as the USMEF Japan director, Hanes lived in Japan for nearly 11 years. Hanes currently serves as the chair of the U.S. Agricultural Export Development Council (USAEDC), a group composed of 80 U.S. commodity trade associations, farmer cooperatives and state regional trade groups from around the country, representing the interests of growers and processors of U.S. agricultural products. In addition to a master’s degree in international management with an emphasis in marketing from the Thunderbird School of Management at Arizona State University in Phoenix, Hanes also holds a B.A. in economics from Colorado College. He was born and raised in Cheyenne, Wyo. The Beef Board oversees the Beef Checkoff and works with USDA, state beef councils, contractors, beef industry leaders and cattle producers.