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AWARDEES
ZACHARY S.
TUCKER
Early Career Recipient
Director of Sustainability
& Corporate Social Responsibility,
Maple Leaf Farms, Inc.
BS 2012
Zach Tucker is a fourth-generation family member of Maple Leaf Farms, Inc., a global
leader in duck production and breeding. At Maple Leaf full-time for more than 11 years,
he oversees areas including animal performance research, biosecurity, internal and thirdparty audit execution and animal well-being programs as the audit and research manager.
His roles included director of QA communication and compliance, product labeling and
regulatory compliance and human resources as the retention and efficiency manager.
Zach is currently director of corporate sustainability and responsibility.
Zach sits on the Family Council and is the Philanthropy Committee chair. Later this year,
he will join the board of directors of the Warsaw, Indiana-based company. Zach is a
two-time Purdue graduate with a BS in animal agribusiness and an MS in agricultural
economics. He also has an MBA from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business.