Tyson Foods Creates the New Executive Post of Chief Medical Officer
Major food company Tyson Foods (NYSE: TSN) responded today to the COVID-19 outbreaks at various companies' meatpacking plants earlier in the year with the creation of a new executive post -- chief medical officer (CMO). The pork and chicken giant says the CMO will be responsible for organizing measures to protect the health and safety of both workers at Tyson plants and the towns where those facilities are located. Dr. Claudia Coplein was named to the post.
Tyson, still dealing with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, also said it is following up on "the launch of Marathon Health clinics that will be piloted in seven of the company's plant communities." The new CMO will "oversee" these clinics as part of her duties.
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