January 4/Orrville, Ohio/Press Release -- Smith Dairy Products Company announced that Nate Schmid was named president of the Orrville, Ohio, company. Schmid succeeds retiring Smith Dairy president Ron Them, who held that position since 2008 and had been with the company since 1974.
A search committee considered both internal and external candidates for the position during the past few months, ultimately recommending Schmid for the position. The recommendation was unanimously accepted by the company's board of directors.