Perdue.com AgriBusiness International See More We believe in responsible food and agriculture.® Company Three generations: Jim, Frank and Arthur Perdue in the 1950s. Our Family Our company has remained family-owned and operating since 1920. Two generations currently work in the company and the family is committed to keeping Perdue Farms a family-owned business. Multiple generations of the Perdue family. Family Leadership Previous Arthur W. Perdue In 1920, Arthur W. Perdue completed his plan for going into business for himself. He gave up a promising career as a railroad agent on the rural Eastern Shore of Maryland to manage his backyard table-egg business. Mr. Arthur, as everyone called him, was known for his concern for people, his frugality, his love of reading and poetry, and a dedication to his faith and hard work. His values of quality, integrity, trust and teamwork still make an impact on our company today. Mr. Arthur was active in the business up until his death in 1977 at age 91. Next The Family Story Continues Chris Oliviero Chris Perdue Ryan Perdue Rick Lloyd In addition to Chairman Jim Perdue, four members of the next generation of Perdues are currently working in the family. Chris Oliviero is a vice president and general manager for one of Perdue Foods’ premium brands Niman Ranch. He joined Perdue in 2007, and spent time in plant management positions before moving into sales serving as Vice President of supermarket deli and retail business management. He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Middlebury College and earned his master’s degree in business administration from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia. Chris Perdue is a director of E-commerce for Perdue Foods. He joined the company in 2013 as team leader in poultry processing and was a shift leader at the Salisbury, Md., harvest plant before moving to Perdue AgriBusiness as a director. He holds a bachelor of science degree in biology from Wake Forest University and attended the Institute of Advanced Advertising Studies program. Ryan Perdue founded and runs the pet division of Perdue. He joined the company in 2010 as a strategy consultant and was later named director of business development. He earned his bachelor of science degree in biochemistry from Dartmouth College. Rick Lloyd is Director of Business Development for Perdue AgriBusiness. He joined Perdue in April 2020 after years of building and growing high-performing sales teams with a number of Fortune 500 companies. Rick holds a bachelor of science degree from Bridgewater College. Our History In 2020... In 2020, our company will turn 100 years old. As we look forward to celebrating our Centennial – and to the start of our second century – we invite you to explore the history of our family-owned company. Next INTRO 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000-05 2006-10 2011-14 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 NEXT Franklin P. Perdue Museum & Archives Virtual Tour Take a walk through our family legacy and the Perdue story with a virtual tour. Stay awhile and get-to-know us better – or feel free to come back to learn more. Start Tour For the best tour experience, click on the flashing arrows on the bottom left to start your experience. These arrows are placed throughout the room to help move you along the storyline. Click on any of the highlighted panels to get started and to get a closer look at that area. Consumer Brands Business to Business Careers Contact Us Find us on Facebook Find us on Twitter Legal Fraud Alert Privacy CA Transparency Act Site Map © Perdue and its affiliates or subsidiaries 2011–2021. All rights reserved.