Steve Murphy has announced his resignation as CEO of the National Pork Board.
The Board accepted his resignation but has asked him to continue as CEO until a replacement can be found which could take up to a year. Murphy, a pharmacist by training, has been CEO since 2001.
"You don’t get many opportunities to create new businesses or organizations," Murphy said. "It takes a lot of committed people to share a vision, to challenge conventional wisdom, to look beyond today’s problems, to try new things. I think we, as a team and as an industry, have been very successful. But it also takes a lot of energy and it can take a lot out of people. I think that is why it makes sense now for the board to take stock of where it wants to go next, and then to determine how it wants to get there. I am happy to stay on until the board can do that assessment, but it’s time for new leadership."
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National Pork Board