Here’s an announcement about a nice promotion. Congrats to John. You’ve obviously done a great job over the years.

Alto Dairy has named John Smedema Vice President of Operations of the 113-year-old dairy cooperative. Prior to his promotion, Smedema was serving as Alto’s Director of Operations. Smedema is responsible for managing the Alto’s cheese and whey divisions, as well as procurement of non-dairy supplies. He has worked for the cooperative for over 24 years. He knows the process from the ground up working in cheese production and managing Alto’s Packaging Division and the Waupun Cheese Plant. “His leadership and participation in the Senior Management Team has been outstanding,” said Rich Scheuerman, Alto Dairy’s President & CEO. “John and his team have implemented a number of initiatives to keep Alto competitive in the ever-changing dairy industry.”