Mike Roberts

Mr. Roberts is a highly experienced professional with 44 years in the poultry and food industry. From ConAgra, Foster Farms, Wayne Farms, and as President of Perdue Farms, he has experience in all facets of integrated poultry companies from the East coast to the West coast.

His professional career includes corporate human resources, profit and loss accountability of all business segments, sales and marketing, negotiation of long-term labor contracts, development of new brand identity systems, and highly effective strategic plans.

As President of Perdue, Mr. Roberts was responsible for profit/loss of $4.2 billion totally integrated poultry business. He was responsible for the acquisition of Coleman Natural Foods, leading to Perdue’s role as the largest natural antibiotic-free and organic poultry company as well as providing Perdue’s entry into the natural pork business. He provided leadership for over 20,000 associates, 15 plants in the US, a plant in China, trading offices in Hong Kong, China, Brazil, and Japan; as well as trading partners in Russia, the Republic of Georgia, and Brazil.

He served as Chairman and officer of the National Chicken Council and as a director of the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association. Mr. Roberts’ education includes a degree in Psychology and Sociology from the University of Tennessee, Harvard Business School Agribusiness Series, CSC Index Executive Leadership Series, and University of California Executive Development Program.