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Jill Hunter
Standard Meat Company announced the appointment of industry veteran Jill Hunter to a newly created position: Senior Director of Sales Operations, the company announced on Monday.
Hunter will oversee and optimize both sales operations and project management processes, while ensuring seamless coordination between sales, R&D, finance, and operations teams.
Founded in 1935 and headquartered at the Stockyards in Fort Worth, SMC is a family-owned custom protein processing and packaging firm with plants in Fort Worth, Dallas, Saginaw, and Ponder. An industry leader in quality and innovation, the company is a global supplier for the food service and retail industries.
“The addition of Jill Hunter to our leadership team — and to this crucial new role — will be key to the next phase of significant growth at Standard Meat,” said SMC co-President and CEO Ben Rosenthal in a statement. “As our business expands and product mix becomes more complex, we need robust processes and structures in place to set ourselves up for ongoing success.”
Hunter brings extensive experience and leadership in the industry. She previously served as Director, Industrial & Strategic Accounts at High Liner Foods, providing strategic leadership and commercial direction to the rapidly growing segment. She also brings regional experience to the table, having handled multiple positions across the Cargill food corporation footprint, including high profile account management roles at the Cargill Foodservice North America Business Unit based out of Dallas.
“Jill’s proven track record of driving operational excellence and her deep understanding of complex sales systems will be pivotal as we embark on this next chapter of growth,” said SMC Co-President Ashli Rosenthal Blumenfeld. “At Standard Meat, we pride ourselves on customer service and innovation, and also on integrity and teamwork. We know Jill’s leadership will reflect and amplify all those values.”
Hunter earned a bachelor’s in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign, and an MBA from the University of Illinois-Chicago.
“I’m looking forward to working with the SMC team to create and implement end-to-end processes and structures that directly support our success,” said Hunter. “But I’m also personally excited to be here. The culture of collaboration and commitment to excellence at Standard Meat is truly inspiring, and it’s a privilege to work with a team that shares those values.”