On May 25, 2017, Joesley Mendon a Batista notified Pilgrim's Pride Corporation that he has resigned as a director of the company effective immediately. On May 25, 2017, the JBS Nominating Committee approved the appointment of Tarek Farahat to replace Mr. Batista and to serve as a JBS Director of the Company until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor has been duly elected or appointed, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. Mr. Farahat is currently Global JBS' Marketing President and Global President of the Marketing & Innovation Management Team for JBS worldwide. Mr. Farahat previously worked at Proctor & Gamble for over 26 years and served in various local, regional and global functions.