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John A. Quelch

Director at SMITHFIELD FOODS INC

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Alpha ID: alpha:person:john-a-quelchVersion: public-0As of: 2026-10-01

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John A. Quelch has served on Smithfield's Board since January 2025 and is Executive Vice Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University and a professor at Duke University Fuqua School of Business. He has extensive academic experience including decades at Harvard Business School and has served as an independent director of several publicly traded and private companies in the US and UK. He holds a DBA from Harvard Business School, an MBA from Wharton, and degrees from Oxford University.

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