Dennis Vignieri
President / CEO
262-859-2272 x205
dvignieri@bwfoods.com
Dennis has served with the company for 30 years; the first 14 at Birchwood Transport. He has been a member of the Kenosha Beef International Board of Directors since 1984. Dennis is also a member of the Advisory Board for M&I Bank Kenosha , and is on the Board of Directors for the American Meat Institute (AMI); currently serving on the Executive Committee of AMI.


Jerry King
CFO
262-859-2272 x218
jking@bwfoods.com
Jerry has been with Birchwood Foods for 19 years; 15 as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President. He has been a member of the Kenosha Beef International Board of Directors since 1991. With ten years of experience as an Audit Manager, Jerry is an expert on providing real-time and practical information for our operations and sales disciplines.


John Ruffolo
EVP Operations & Procurement
262-859-2272 x272
jruffolo@bwfoods.com
John has been a key member of the Birchwood team for over 29 years, and has held his current title since 1992. John oversees meat procurement and utilization, and manages Birchwood’s four manufacturing facilities.

Wayne Wehking
VP Sales & Marketing
262-859-2272 x230
wwehking@bwfoods.com Wayne has many years of experience in the meat industry including Senior Product Manager working with Food Service Manager, National Account Manager and has been with Birchwood Foods April of 2005.   

Mike Marquardt
VP of Birchwood Transport
262-859-2272 x303
mmarquardt@bwfoods.com
Mike has served with Kenosha Beef International for over 23 years. He provides the day-to-day leadership associated with managing our contract motor carrier, Birchwood Transport Inc. Mike also serves on the board of directors for the Wisconsin Motor Carrier Association and the Fats and Proteins Research Foundation.

Phyllis Murray
Corporate Director of Human Resources & Safety
262-859-2272 x480
pmurray@bwfoods.com
Phyllis has been with Kenosha Beef International for 12 years. With over 18 years of experience in Human Resources and Safety Management, Phyllis is responsible for procuring and training employees; as well as managing company policies and procedures. Phyllis chairs the Human Resources Committee for the American Meat Institute.