GUELPH, Ont. — Egg Farmers of Canada (EFC) recently named University of Guelph professor Tina Widowski the new Egg Farmers of Canada chair of Poultry Welfare.

Professor Widowski works in the Ontario Agricultural College's (OAC) Department of Animal and Poultry Science and leads North America's largest group of animal welfare scientists as director of the Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare. In her new role, Widowski will collaborate with researchers on laying hen welfare and egg production, including enriched and aviary systems.

QUEBEC — Jean-Francois Duquenese will be the new chief executive officer at Bridor Inc.

With more than 20 years experience in foodservice, as part of the management team of major bakery ingredient producers in Canada, the U.S. and Europe, Duquesne will lead the development of Bridor Inc. in the Canadian and American markets.

The baking company has appointed Pierre Martella vice-president of Sales and Marketing. With the nomination, Martella takes on the leadership of the Canadian sales and the North American marketing team.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Rational Canada has announced the appointment of Jean-Louis Martin to the position of regional sales director for Ottawa, Quebec and Atlantic Canada, effective immediately.

The foodservice veteran has been in the industry for 32 years and has worked at the commercial cooking equipment purveyor for the last seven years as regional sales manager.

Martin, who has partnerships with Roma Foods Research/Development and Sales as well as the Ritz-Carlton Montreal, as the special function chef, will also assist as a corporate executive chef at Rational with key account development for his region.