Exhibit 99.1
-END-
Contacts:
Sherman
Miller,
President
and
CEO
Max
P.
Bowman,
Vice
President
and
CFO
CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC. NAMES TODD WALTERS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
MATT WHITEMAN NAMED VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS
RIDGELAND,
Miss.
(March
27,
2023)
—
Cal-Maine
Foods,
Inc.
(NASDAQ:
CALM)
today
announced
that
Todd
Walters
has
been
named
Chief
Operating
Officer
and
Matt
Whiteman
has
been
named
Vice
President,
Operations,
both
effective
March
27,
2023.
Walters
joined
Cal-Maine
Foods
in
1997.
Since
2011,
he
has
served
as
Vice
President
of
Operations
for
the
Company’s
operations
in
South
Texas,
as
well
as
the
Wharton
County
Foods
facility
in
Boling,
Texas.
He
has
previously
served
in
management
positions
at
the
Company’s
other
locations
in
Mississippi,
Kansas,
New
Mexico,
and
Ohio.
Walters
has
served
on
the
Board
of
The
Ohio
Poultry
Association
and
The
Texas
Poultry
Federation
where
he
is
currently
ex-officio.
He
is
also
an
active
member
of
the
United
Egg
Producers.
Walters
is
a
graduate
of
Mississippi
State
University
with
a
bachelor's
degree
in
poultry
science.
Whiteman
has
been
employed
with
Cal-Maine
Foods
since
2011.
He
most
recently
served
as
General
Manager
of
the
Waelder,
Texas,
operations.
Prior
to
this,
he
served
in
management
positions
at
various
locations
including
Edwards,
Mississippi;
Bremen,
Kentucky;
Guthrie,
Kentucky;
and
Boling,
Texas.
Whiteman
is
active
in
the
Texas
Poultry
industry
and
is
currently
the
President
of
the
Texas
Egg
Council,
along
with
serving
as
a
Board
Member
of
the
Texas
Poultry
Federation.
Whiteman
is
a
graduate
of
Mississippi
State
University
with
a
bachelor’s
degree
in
Commenting
on
the
announcements,
Sherman
Miller,
president
and
chief
executive
officer
of
Cal-Maine
Foods,
Inc.,
stated,
“We
are
pleased
to
announce
these
important
new
leadership
changes.
Todd
Walters
is
well
qualified
to
assume
this
role,
having
extensive
experience
with
the
various
aspects
of
our
operations
across
different
locations
and
market
regions.
He
has
done
an
exceptional
job
at
every
stage
of
his
26-year
career
with
Cal-Maine
Foods.
He
is
also
a
recognized
leader
outside
the
Company
as
an
active
member
of
industry
associations.
We
will
continue
to
benefit
from
his
valuable
insight
and
experience
as
we
pursue
our
goal
to
be
an
efficient
and
“Matt
Whiteman
brings
over
12
years
of
dedicated
service
to
the
Company
and
has
played
an
important
role
in
managing
our
Texas
operations.
His
previous
experience
working
at
our
other
locations
and
knowledge
of
other
markets
brings
an
added
perspective
to
this
leadership
role.
We
welcome
him
to
our
operations
management
team,
and
we
look
forward
to
working
with
Matt
as
we
continue
to
serve
our
valued
customers
in
the
Texas
markets,”
added
Miller.
Cal-Maine
Foods,
Inc.
is
primarily
engaged
in
the
production,
grading,
packing,
marketing
and
sale
of
fresh
shell
eggs,
including
conventional,
cage-free,
organic,
pasture-raised,
free-range
and
nutritionally
enhanced
eggs.
The
Company,
which
is
headquartered
in
Ridgeland,
Mississippi,
is
the
largest
producer
and
distributor
of
fresh
shell
eggs
in
the
United
States
and
sells
the
majority
of
its
shell
eggs
in
states
across
the
southwestern,
southeastern,
mid-western
and
mid-Atlantic
regions
of
the
United
States.
