Media Release
Albert T. Wada, new
World Potato
Congress Inc.
Director
Allan Parker,
President & CEO,
World Potato
Congress Inc. today
announced the
appointment of
Albert T. Wada as a
member of the Board
of Directors.
Mr. Wada is the
Chairman and CEO of
Wada Farms Inc., an
irrigated farming
enterprise in
eastern Idaho
growing fresh,
process and seed
potatoes, seed
 and
commercial wheat,
corn, alfalfa and
hybrid canola
seed. Wada is a
lifelong resident of
Pingree, Idaho. He
holds a BA degree in
communications, and
has been married 39
years to his wife
Christine. They have
four children and
four grandchildren.
Wada Farms Inc.
includes 6
diversified farming
locations in three
counties, totaling
nearly 30,000
irrigated acres. The
enterprise also
includes a trucking
company, a fresh
potato packing
plant, and a fresh
potato and onion
marketing
company. Recently,
Wada further
vertically
integrated with
other United Potato
Growers of Idaho
cooperative members
into ownership of a
dehydrated potato
processing company,
North American
Foods, where he
serves on the Board
of Governors.
Albert recently
served on the board
of Northwest Farm
Credit Services, and
serves as a director
for Key Bank of
Idaho. He is the
founding chairman of
United Potato
Growers of Idaho,
and of the United
Potato Growers of
America, and
continues to serve
on both United
Boards as immediate
past chairman. Wada
also serves on the
National Potato
Council Board of
Directors.
He is the recipient
of numerous awards
recognizing his
contribution to his
chosen field,
including:
2005, Potato Man of
the Year, The Packer
2006, The Packer Top
25
2007, Potato Grower
of the Year, Potato
Growers of Idaho
2008, Idaho
Governor’s Award for
Marketing Innovation
2008, Idaho Potato
Expo Hall of Fame
President Parker
stated, “We are very
pleased that Albert
has agreed to join
our Board of
Directors. With his
background in
commerce, his
agribusiness
experience, and his
commitment to
excellence, he
brings a wealth of
experience. I am
confident that
Albert will make a
significant
contribution to
World Potato
Congress Inc.”
Other Directors on
the WPC Board are
Vice-President,
David Thompson, PEI,
Canada;
Secretary-Treasurer,
Brian Douglas,
Deputy Minister of
Agriculture, PEI,
Canada; Dr. Hubert
Zandstra, former
Director- General of
the International
Potato Center, Lima,
Peru; Ghislain
Pelletier,
Vice-President
Corporate
Agriculture with
McCain Foods
Limited,
Florenceville, NB,
Canada; Romain
Cools, Secretary
General - Europatat,
the European Union
of the (seed & ware)
potato trade,
Belgium; John
Griffin, President
of WP Griffin Inc.,
Montrose, PEI,
Canada.
World Potato
Congress Inc. is a
non-profit
organization. In
cooperation with
local Host
Committees, WPC Inc.
facilitates
international
congresses
periodically,
throughout the
world. The Congress
functions to
promote information
sharing on all
aspects of the
potato industry,
between delegates
from both developed
countries and
countries with
developing potato
industries. During
the WPC tri-annual
Congress, many
business
opportunities are
contracted between
companies from
developed and
developing
countries.
Information on World
Potato Congress
activities can be
seen on the
organization's web
site:
www.potatocongress.org
For further
information on the
Congress and its
activities contact:
John Coady, General
Manager
World Potato
Congress Inc.
420 University Ave.
Charlottetown,
Prince Edward
Island, Canada C1A
7Z5 Phone:
1-902-368-8885 Fax
: 1-902-628-2225
Email:
info@potatocongress.org
Web Site:
http://www.potatocongress.org
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