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Adriaan Cornelius Westrate died in Atlanta after a prolonged illness. Prior to his recent retirement he was in charge of Rabobank Poultry business in the U.S. He served as vice chairman, Global Corporate Clients from 2015 until his 2020 retirement after 27 years with Rabobank.
In July he was awarded the “Poultry Person of the World” based on his contributions to the industry including his service on the boards of the National Chicken Council, the World Poultry Foundation, and the C5 Youth Foundation of Georgia.
Born in 1954 in Nieuwerkerk-aan-den Ijssel in the Netherlands he graduated from Leiden University with a Master in Law degree. During his career with ABN Bank he served in Singapore, Brazil, and the U.S., and joined Rabobank in 1993.
CHICK-NEWS extends condolences to his widow Ladan and family.
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