The American Egg Board (AEB) announced that, effective June 1st, Emily Metz will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer succeeding Anne L Alonzo.

In commenting on her appointment Ms. Metz stated “our industry has not seen this much change and uncertainty in decades, and our producers need a visionary leader to help the industry adapt to a changing marketplace,”

Most recently, Metz was the head of Global Research and Development Communications and New Product Marketing for the world’s largest animal genetics company, the U.K.-based Genus Plc. Technologies.

Prior to joining Genus, Metz served as Chief of Staff at the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) where she also oversaw the industry’s animal welfare, sustainability and worker welfare program, the National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program. 

Metz began her career at the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a speechwriter for the Office of the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety, rising through the ranks of agriculture trade associations and the private sector to serve in increasingly significant leadership positions in the animal agriculture industry.

Metz earned a BA in Journalism and Mass Communications and International Affairs from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., followed by a Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University in Newark, New Jersey and is licensed attorney in several jurisdictions. She has received numerous awards in public relations, communications and marketing from PR News, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other organizations.