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It’s the end of an era at Tyson Foods. After
39 years with the Company, Donald E.
“Buddy” Wray, President of Tyson Foods,
is retiring in March 2000.
After serving in the U.S. Army, Buddy,
a native of Des Arc, Ark., and a graduate
of the University of Arkansas, joined
Tyson Foods in 1961 as a field service-
man. He was promoted to production
supervisor in 1963, to director of sales in
1964, to director of processing and sales
in 1967, to vice president of sales and
marketing in 1982 and to senior vice pres-
ident of sales and marketing in 1984. He
became chief operating officer in 1991,
and in 1995 president was added to his
title. Buddy also has been a member
of the Board of Directors since 1994.
This year the members of the Arkansas
Poultry Federation gave Buddy Wray
their highest honor by naming him
“Man of the Year.” Buddy has served
on the board of the International Food
Manufacturers Association, the National
Board of Advisors of the American
Studies Institute at Harding University,
the Dean’s Advisory Council for the
University of Arkansas College of Busi-
ness Administration and the board of
American Poultry U.S.A., where he also
has been vice president.
It would be impossible to list all of
Buddy’s accomplishments and his contri-
butions to Tyson Foods. The Company
has seen remarkable changes during his
tenure, and he led many of them. Perhaps
the most visible mark Buddy created
was the Tyson logo. In the 1960s, Buddy
designed the original Tyson blue oval
logo to fit the Cornish hen package. It
later evolved to today’s famous red and
orange logo, but the integrity and sim-
plicity of Buddy’s original design remain.
It is one of the most recognizable trade-
marks in the world.
I appreciate everything Buddy has
done in helping make this company what
it is today. He has been a mentor to so
many and a constant guiding force. I am
also grateful that he will be available as a
consultant and will remain on the Board
of Directors.
Buddy, thank you for helping build
Tyson Foods.
DON TYSON
Senior Chairman
Tyson Foods, Inc.
a message from the senior chairman