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Team
Management Team
 Marvin J. Walter - Chairman of the Board
Marvin J. Walter was born and raised on the livestock and grain farm at Watkins, Iowa which he and his wife, Janice, still own. He graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. and M.S. in Meat and Animal Science. Mr. Walter is an avid beef enthusiast and has been an active cattle feeder over the years. Since 1968, he has been an Ames-based businessman as the owner of meat related companies and is currently Chairman of W & G Marketing Co., Inc. and CEO/President of Walter & Associates, LLC and Dayton Road Development Corporation. Marvin has served the beef industry in numerous state and national organizations. He was the recipient of the 2003 National Cattlemen's Beef Association Vision Award. In December 2003, he was inducted into the Iowa Cattlemen's Association Hall of Fame
 Darren Dies - President / Sales and Marketing
Darren T. Dies has been with W & G Marketing since 1996 developing product, packaging, and marketing for the company. He grew up on his family farm raising hogs and cattle. He majored in Animal Science at ISU and secured internships with IBP Inc. and then OSI Industries Inc. in Chicago. He received his MBA from Illinois Benedictine College. Darren was hired by OSI Industries as a management trainee within its Glenmark division after graduation. After eight years of meat production and sales experience, he joined W & G Marketing Co., Inc. in Ames, Iowa. Recently, Darren was recognized as a Meat Processor Magazine 2004 Rising Star. He has been a director for the Iowa Meat Processors Association and is a member of NAMP, AAMP, and the Iowa Barbecue Society.
 Robert P. Olinger - Vice President of Operation
Bob Olinger has been with W & G Marketing Co. since its beginning in 1979. He grew up amidst crop, dairy and hog farming in Eastern Iowa. Olinger graduated from Iowa State University with a B.S. in Animal Science and Agricultural Economics. Olinger spent 8 years with Wilson & Co. in various management positions in the beef slaughtering and processing divisions before joining W & G. During his tenure at W & G Marketing, he has had experience in sales and marketing and meat production. He currently manages operations at W & G's roasting pig harvest facility and cooked meat facility.
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