World Dairy Expo’s Board of Directors announced today that Mark Clarke will succeed Tom McKittrick as General Manager effective November 12. Clarke will be the fifth person to serve as General Manager in World Dairy Expo’s 41 year history.

Clarke is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls with a degree in animal science and has served for the past four years as a product manager at BouMatic. Prior to that, he served for six years as General Manager of Pharming Health Care, Inc. in DeForest, Wisconsin. Clarke began his dairy industry career as an independent sales and marketing representative, working for ABS Global for nine years.

World Dairy Expo Board President Roger Ripley notes, “Our new General Manager has varied experience in both the cattle and commercial industries. He’s also worked in the biotechnology field. His skills in people management, financial oversight and planning, negotiations and government and legislative interaction make him an ideal candidate for this position. He is an energetic idea person, a team player and a real family person.”

Clarke resides in DeForest, with his wife Michele, eleven-year-old son Brandon and six-year-old daughter Mikayla.