Career
Smithfield Foods
Sullivan joined Smithfield Foods in 2003. He has served as chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, executive vice president and vice president of finance, and was named chief operating officer and president of Smithfield Foods in December 2015. He was shortly thereafter promoted to chief executive officer, and from January 2016 was a director of Smithfield Foods and its Chinese parent companyConsulting and accounting
Sullivan worked in consulting and accounting for 12 years before joining Smithfield Foods. He assisted clients in manufacturing, technology, and government contracting while working for Arthur Andersen in Washington, D.C.Education
Sullivan earned a bachelor's degree from Virginia Commonwealth University.See also
* Impact of the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic on the meat industry in the United StatesReferences
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