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Lisa Safarian is the new president and chief operating officer of Pivot Bio, and Ryan Findlay has been brought on to Rabo AgriFinance as the new regional lead of business development for carbon banking.

Jeff Oberman has been tapped as the California Avocado Commission’s new president and Erica Pinto has been appointed to serve as the vice chair of the Department of the Interior’s inaugural Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee.

Promotions and new staff at Tyson Foods, new presidents for NCGA and NASDA and lots of staff changes on Capitol Hill in this week's Farm Hands on the Potomac.

USDA appoints new leadership and Jason Weller joins JBS to lead the company’s sustainability efforts.

Jason Weller join JBS to lead its sustainability division and Cargill hires a veteran farm hand to lead federal government relations.

The next class of the California Agricultural Leadership Program is now official, there's new global retail leadership at Nutrien and CropLife picks an new government relations lead.

CropLife America has brought on Peggy Browne as the new vice president of government relations and Lillie Zeng has started her new job as director of communications at the American Sugar Alliance.

Plenty of job changes this week as the Organic Produce Association taps a new leader, Shultz moves to a new climate role, and Adesina joins Kraft Heinz and Frank gets promoted to the top of UPL.

Farm Credit Council is expanding its internship program aimed at students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to also include members of the Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences at other institutions.