1. American Meat Institute Supplier Committee Meeting

2. American Meat Institute Supplier Member Benefits

3. Supplier Benefits
Eligible to participate on the AMI Board of Directors
Opportunity to participate on the AMI Executive Committee
Opportunity to participate on policy forming committees
Animal Handling
Worker Safety
Environmental and Sustainability
Human Resources
International Trade
Legislative and Public Affairs Committees
Scientific Affairs Committee
Supplier Committee
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4. Supplier Benefits
Assistance with regulatory questions and issues from experts on staff
Networking with the Board of Directors
Online listing at
Reduced fees for AMI Foundation events
Opportunity to Sponsor or exhibit at AMI Foundation events
Targeted mailing lists
Discounts on energy purchases, recall insurance, health insurance and shipping.
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5. Open Discussion
What can AMI offer suppliers that will bring more value for your membership?
What opportunities or benefits to you receive from other associations that AMI could provide?
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6. American Meat Institute Supplier Chairman Selection

7. AMI Board of Directors
The bylaws permit no more than 70 members on the board
All Board of Directors serve a 3 year term.
Board members can serve subsequent terms if they attend or are represented at more than 50% of the meetings.
There are currently 7 suppliers on the Board, one serves on the Executive committee for 1 year term
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8. Current Suppliers on the Board
Class of 2012
Mark Moshier, Arrowsight
Paul Conover, GEA Food Solutuions
Nikola Vajda, Marlen
Class of 2013
Karl Deily, Cryovac Sealed Air Corp. (current Chairman)
Class of 2014
Jeff Eastman, Alchemy Systems (future Chairman)
Einar Einarsson, Marel, Inc.
Class of 2015 (elected at Fall 2012 meeting)
Craig Hess, Speco, Inc.
Tom Kittle, Handtmann
James Renda, Multisorb Technologies
Harlan VandeZandschulp, Gleeson Construction and Engineers
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9. Nomination Process AMI has an annual nominating committee.
Committee is comprised of selected Directors and is chaired by the AMI past chairman.
The Officers and AMI staff make recommendations to the Nominating Committee, eg. a list of members for possible consideration as Directors. The Nominating Committee makes the final selections for Officers, Executive Committee, Board and committee chairs.
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10. Supplier Committee Current Process
Nominating Committee nominates new supplier Directors.
AMI arranges a conference call for all suppliers on the Board, including current, outgoing and newly nominated Supplier Directors, to discuss Executive Committee representation and Supplier Committee chair.
On the call, Supplier Directors nominate one from amongst eligible Directors.
The selected Director serves a one year term as the supplier representative on the Executive Committee and chairs the Supplier Committee during that year.
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11. Option:
list of Supplier Board members that are eligible to sit for one year the Executive Committee to the suppliers on the board.
Each Supplier eligible to vote will select their top three choices in order of preference: first, second, third. First equals 3 points. Second equals 2 points. Third equals 1 point.
Supplier with the most points will serve for one term. In the event of a tie, a second round of voting will occur to select the representative.
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