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Board of directors
The Lactanet Board of Directors may have up to 11 members. Six of these members are appointed by the organizations that provide herd management/milk recording or centre of expertise services, while one person is appointed by each of the following three stakeholders: Dairy Farmers of Canada, breed associations and Semex.
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The Board may also have up to two external members, recommended for their particular expertise.
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BARBARA PAQUET
CHAIR
Producer from Saint-Côme-Linière, QC
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KORB WHALE
VICE-CHAIR
Producer from Alma, ON
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GABRIEL BELZILE
DIRECTOR
Producer from St-Clément, QC
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HAROLD SWEETNAM
DIRECTOR
Producer from Winkler, MB
Holstein Canada
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ED FRIESEN
DIRECTOR
Producer from Kleefeld, MB
External member
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HARM KELLY
DIRECTOR
Producer from Dunnville, ON
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PIERRE LAMPRON
DIRECTOR
Producer from Saint-Boniface, QC
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TOM PASCO
DIRECTOR
Producer from Williamstown, ON
Semex Alliance
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WIM VAN DE BRAKE
DIRECTOR
Producer from Lacombe, AB
Dairy Farmers of Canada
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GERT SCHRIJVER
DIRECTOR
Producer from Stettler, AB
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FRIDO HAMOEN
DIRECTOR
External member