WASHINGTON — Larry Odom, chairman, president and CEO of Odom’s Tennessee Pride Sausage Inc., has been elected chairman of the American Meat Institute for 2011-2012.
Odom has worked in various positions for Odom’s Tennessee Pride Sausage Inc., for 36 years, including food service regional manager, quality assurance manager and later as director of quality assurance over a three plant operation. He was plant manager from 1982-1985, became executive vice president in 1985. and president in 1992. Odom was promoted in 2001 to chairman and CEO.
Other officers include Nick Meriggioli, president of Oscar Mayer, a Kraft Foods. . .

