Dennis Organ has been named president of Maple Leaf Foods' Pork Complex.

Organ's appointment follows the company's recent announcement of changes to its senior leadership team as it embarks on its next chapter of value creation focused on leveraging its network of world-class facilities, accelerating its innovation agenda and elevating its operational excellence system.   

Organ has more than 27 years of experience in the food industry, including 11 years with Smithfield Foods, where he held a variety of key roles, including COO and CEO.

Maple Leaf Foods' Pork Complex is a producer of pork from pigs raised without antibiotics and sows raised in open housing. The Pork Complex supplies pork to Maple Leaf Foods' prepared meats business and provides fresh pork to customers and consumers in North America and internationally.