Effective July 1st, Greg Tyler will assume the positions of CEO and President of USAPEEC. Greg succeeds long-time CEO and President Jim Sumner who is retiring after a 32-year tenure.
Tyler has a 25-year history with USAPEEC serving successively as Director of Foreign Market Development, Vice-president and Senior Vice-president for Marketing and since July 2020 Chief Operating Officer. Tyler earned baccalaureate and master's degrees in agricultural economics from the University of Georgia and has worked with export-oriented commodity trade organizations and farmers’ cooperatives.
In commenting on his appointment Tyler stated, "this is both a tremendous honor and a great responsibility as USAPEEC has played an invaluable role for decades in developing the international market for U.S. poultry and egg exports".