Oregon Potato Commission CEO to Retire

After 14 years as CEO of the Oregon Potato Commission, Bill Brewer is set to retire from the commission on June 30.

As CEO since 2005, Bill Brewer has helped the industry to defeat new pests, develop new varieties and expand trade to new overseas markets, capitalpress.com write.

Working with the state potato commissions in Washington and Idaho, Brewer said the Northwest has tripled its research budget and formed the Potato Variety Management Institute, a non-profit organization to handle the licensing and royalty collection on new Tri-State potato varieties such as Willamette and Owyhee Russet.