Atlanta, Ga. (Dec. 11, 2024) — The American Peanut Council has named a new chair to lead its Board of Directors. Anne-Marie DeLorenzo, senior strategic sourcing manager at Mars Wrigley, will serve the 2025 term. She was elected at APC’s Board of Directors meeting during the organization’s Insights Summit in Atlanta, Ga.
“We are excited to have Anne-Marie at the helm of APC’s Board of Directors,” said APC President and CEO Richard Owen. “She’s been a real champion for the industry and her relationships within the peanut community are deep, which will serve her well as she leads the organization this coming year.”
DeLorenzo has spent more than 30 years with Mars, Inc., holding a variety of positions within procurement. In her current role she is responsible for sourcing peanuts. She has been recognized as Mars’ Sustainability Champion in 2013 and has received regional Make the Difference awards in 2011, 2013 and 2018 and the global Make the Difference in 2019 - one of the highest honors bestowed on a Mars associate. In 2017, she won the Global Procurement Leaders Award for External Collaboration. She resides in Wilmington, N.C., and has two daughters and three grandchildren.
“I am honored to be the chairwoman of the American Peanut Council, an organization that represents one of America’s most cherished and versatile crops,” said DeLorenzo. “Together, we will continue to champion sustainability and the global appreciation of peanuts, while supporting the farmers, manufacturers and communities that make this industry thrive.”
DeLorenzo succeeds 2024 APC chair, Georgia grower Donald Chase.
APC’s 2025 elected board officers include:
- Chair: Anne-Marie DeLorenzo, Mars Wrigley
- Vice -Chair: Clint Piper, Golden Peanut
- Secretary/Treasurer: Collins McNeill, M.C. McNeill & Co.
The remainder of APC’s 2025 executive committee includes:
Tim Burch, Georgia Peanut Commission
Chris Chammoun, American Peanut Shellers Association
Donald Chase, Georgia Peanut Commission
Ashley Collins, North Carolina Peanut Growers Association
Mike Davis, Olam Peanut Shelling
Lauren Flexon, Luray Peanut Company
Greg Harnish, Birdsong Peanuts
Casey Cox Kerr, National Peanut Board
Brian Reed, The JM Smucker Company
Rachel Santos, Premium Peanut
Joel Sirmon, Alabama Peanut Producers Association
Larry Don Womack, Texas Peanut Producers Board
