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Ira Brill

Director of Marketing Services, Foster Farms

Ira joined Foster Farms as director of marketing services in 2007. He currently oversees the company's advertising, public relations, issues management and digital communications. Prior to Foster Farms he had a 24-year career with the E. & J. Gallo Winery, lastly serving as vice president of marketing services and as a member of the Gallo Executive Management Committee overseeing the vintner's global advertising, consumer research and packaging functions. Ira has been responsible for ground breaking communications and branding efforts, including a series of new product launches. He was a pioneer in the use of digital media. He has a BA from Johns Hopkins University and an MBA from New York University. Ira currently resides in Modesto with his wife Jean and two dogs.