FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Westminster, MD – Bob Frazee, president & CEO of MidAtlantic Farm Credit (MAFC) has announced the appointment of Christopher Kurtzman of Sykesville, Maryland to the MAFC board of directors. Kurtzman will serve as the board’s designated financial expert and will serve on the Audit & Review Committee.
Kurtzman retired from McCormick & Company, Inc. in 2008 after 32 years of service. His most recent positions included Vice President for operations services in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; Vice President of supply chain and growth optimization – consumer products division; and vice president and treasurer. Before his employment with McCormick, he worked for Ernst & Ernst on their audit staff.
Kurtzman is one of two appointed directors on MAFC’s board. The other members of the board are all Farm Credit borrowers, and were elected by their peers to represent their interests in the cooperative.
MidAtlantic Farm Credit is one of the largest agricultural lenders on the east coast. They are part of the national Farm Credit System, a cooperative lender with more than 500,000 borrowers and a portfolio of over $160 billion.
For more information contact:
Sandy Wieber, VP Marketing
410.259.2625 or swieber@mafc.com
