Published mark
SMITHFIELD FOODS INC
NASDAQ: SFD. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
Record source reportedRecord not claimedNo Eval published
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2
- SEC CIK
- 0000091388
- Website
- www.smithfieldfoods.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 23, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Apr 24, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- C. Shane SmithSince Mar 24, 2026
- Chair
- Not published
- Independent
- 3 / 99 directors published
- Published claims
- 444 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 170 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 4 distinct sources and 17 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
CEO CHANGED
C. Shane Smith executive of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2026-03-24.
EffectiveEffective Mar 24, 2026E5
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President, Chief Executive Officer and Director | C. Shane Smith | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE5 |
| Chief Manufacturing Officer | Doniel N. Sutton | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE6 |
| President, North American Pork | Donovan Owens | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE7 |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | I. Jay Bennett | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE9 |
| Chief Business Officer | Keller D. Watts | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE12 |
| President, Hog Production | Kraig A. Westerbeek | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE13 |
| Chief Financial Officer | Mark L. Hall | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE14 |
| Chief Legal Officer | Tennille J. Checkovich | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE16 |
| Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer | Allyson Bouldon | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE3 |
| Chief Marketing Officer | Brendan Smith | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE4 |
| Chief Manufacturing Officer | Doug Sutton | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE8 |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | Isham Bennett | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE10 |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | Julie MacMedan | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE11 |
| President of Packaged Meats | Steven J. France | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE15 |
Board of directors
Evidence9 directors published. 3 of 9 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Shane Smith | Not independent | 2021 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Hongwei Wan | Not independent | 2025 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Huaqin He | Not independent | 2016 | CompensationCompensation; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| John A. Quelch | Independent | 2025 | AuditAudit; CompensationCompensation | Source reportedE2 |
| Lijun Guo | Not independent | 2015 | Compensation | Source reportedE2 |
| Long Wan | Not independent | 2013 | Compensation, chairCompensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance · ChairNominating and Governance, chair | Source reportedE2 |
| Marie T. Gallagher | Independent | 2025 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair | Source reportedE2 |
| Raymond A. Starling | Independent | 2025 | AuditAudit; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| Xunyong Zhou | Not independent | 2025 | CompensationCompensation; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Marie T. Gallagher | Marie T. Gallagher, John A. Quelch, Raymond A. Starling | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair | Not published | Marie T. Gallagher | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Compensation | Not published | John A. Quelch | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Raymond A. Starling | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation | Long Wan | Long Wan, Huaqin He, John A. Quelch, Lijun Guo, Xunyong Zhou | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance · Chair | Not published | Long Wan | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Huaqin He, Xunyong Zhou | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating and Governance | Long Wan | Long Wan, Huaqin He, Raymond A. Starling, Xunyong Zhou | Not described in the published record |
Committee RecordAudit: Chair Marie T. Gallagher; Members Marie T. Gallagher (Chair); John A. Quelch; Raymond A. Starling
Committee AppointmentMarie T. Gallagher: chair, Audit
Committee AppointmentJohn A. Quelch: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentRaymond A. Starling: member, Audit
Committee RecordCompensation: Chair Long Wan; Members Long Wan (Chair); Huaqin He; John A. Quelch; Lijun Guo; Xunyong Zhou
Committee AppointmentLong Wan: chair, Compensation
Committee AppointmentHuaqin He: member, Compensation
Committee AppointmentJohn A. Quelch: member, Compensation
Committee AppointmentLijun Guo: member, Compensation
Committee AppointmentXunyong Zhou: member, Compensation
Committee RecordNominating and Governance: Chair Long Wan; Members Long Wan (Chair); Huaqin He; Raymond A. Starling; Xunyong Zhou
Committee AppointmentLong Wan: chair, Nominating and Governance
Committee AppointmentHuaqin He: member, Nominating and Governance
Committee AppointmentRaymond A. Starling: member, Nominating and Governance
Committee AppointmentXunyong Zhou: member, Nominating and Governance
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Principal executive officerC. Shane Smith, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, from Mar 24, 2026
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
Financials and market context
EvidenceSecurity ListingSFD (NASDAQ)
Security ListingSF$D (NYSE)
Index membershipsNo current membership is published in Alpha's tracked index universe.This is not evidence that the company is absent from every market index.
None publishedAs of Oct 23, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Legal NameSMITHFIELD FOODS INC
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Published FactUS
Published FactMaterials
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- C. Shane SmithPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Directorcompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:18
- Doniel N. SuttonChief Manufacturing Officercompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:19
- Donovan OwensPresident, North American Porkcompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:20
- I. Jay BennettChief Human Resources Officercompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:22
- Keller D. WattsChief Business Officercompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:25
- Kraig A. WesterbeekPresident, Hog Productioncompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:26
- Mark L. HallChief Financial Officercompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:27
- Tennille J. CheckovichChief Legal Officercompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:29
- Allyson BouldonChief Ethics & Compliance Officercompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:16
- Brendan SmithChief Marketing Officercompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:17
- Doug SuttonChief Manufacturing Officercompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:21
- Isham BennettChief Human Resources Officercompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:23
- Julie MacMedanVice President of Investor Relationscompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:24
- Steven J. FrancePresident of Packaged Meatscompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:28
- C. Shane SmithDirectorcompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:7
- Hongwei WanDirectorcompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:8
- Huaqin HeDirectorcompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:9
- John A. QuelchDirectorcompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:10
- Lijun GuoDirectorcompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:11
- Long WanDirectorcompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:12
- Marie T. GallagherDirectorcompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:13
- Raymond A. StarlingDirectorcompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:14
- Xunyong ZhouDirectorcompany:89040b5d-df7b-4d07-9e5b-ed0853dcb2a2:leadership_role:15
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 17 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
Claiming not yet available
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 23, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
- E2sec proxy. Published Apr 20, 2026. Retrieved Apr 28, 2026. Cited by 9 Claims.
- E3other. Published Apr 24, 2026. Retrieved Apr 24, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E4other. Published Apr 24, 2026. Retrieved Apr 24, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Mar 24, 2026. Retrieved May 6, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Mar 24, 2026. Retrieved May 6, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Mar 24, 2026. Retrieved May 6, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8other. Published Apr 24, 2026. Retrieved Apr 24, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Mar 24, 2026. Retrieved May 6, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10other. Published Apr 24, 2026. Retrieved Apr 24, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11other. Published Apr 24, 2026. Retrieved Apr 24, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E12sec filing. Published Mar 24, 2026. Retrieved May 6, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E13sec filing. Published Mar 24, 2026. Retrieved May 6, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E14sec filing. Published Mar 24, 2026. Retrieved May 6, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E15other. Published Apr 24, 2026. Retrieved Apr 24, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E16sec filing. Published Mar 24, 2026. Retrieved May 6, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E17board_seats. board seats. Cited by 15 Claims.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 23, 2026- C. Shane Smith executive of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2026-03-24.
- Doniel N. Sutton executive of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2026-03-24.
- Donovan Owens executive of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2026-03-24.
- I. Jay Bennett executive of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2026-03-24.
- Keller D. Watts executive of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2026-03-24.
- Kraig A. Westerbeek executive of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2026-03-24.
- Mark L. Hall executive of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2026-03-24.
- Tennille J. Checkovich executive of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2026-03-24.
- Hongwei Wan seat on SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2025-01-01.
- John A. Quelch seat on SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2025-01-01.
- Marie T. Gallagher seat on SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2025-01-01.
- Raymond A. Starling seat on SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2025-01-01.
- Xunyong Zhou seat on SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2025-01-01.
- Audit · Chair committee of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2025-01-01.
- Marie T. Gallagher member of Audit · Chair, effective 2025-01-01.
- Audit; Compensation committee of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2025-01-01.
- John A. Quelch member of Audit; Compensation, effective 2025-01-01.
- Audit; Nominating and Governance committee of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2025-01-01.
- Raymond A. Starling member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2025-01-01.
- Xunyong Zhou member of Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2025-01-01.
- C. Shane Smith seat on SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2021-01-01.
- Huaqin He seat on SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2016-01-01.
- Compensation; Nominating and Governance committee of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2016-01-01.
- Huaqin He member of Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2016-01-01.
- Lijun Guo seat on SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2015-01-01.
- Long Wan seat on SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2013-01-01.
- Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance · Chair committee of SMITHFIELD FOODS INC, effective 2013-01-01.
- Long Wan member of Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance · Chair, effective 2013-01-01.