Exhibit 99.1
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Contacts:
Dolph Baker, Chairman and CEO
Max P. Bowman, Vice President and CFO
(601) 948-6813
CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC. ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
OF MICHAEL CASTLEBERRY AND PROMOTIONS OF FINANCE TEAM
RIDGELAND, Miss. (November 18, 2021) — Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM) today
announced that Michael D. (Mike) Castleberry, Vice President and Controller and the Company’s
principal accounting officer, will retire from Cal-Maine Foods effective early January 2022.
Castleberry has held this position since 2014 after serving as Director of Accounting since 2013.
Matt Glover has been named Vice President – Accounting and will transition to the role of
principal accounting officer effective November 29, 2021. Glover has served as Director of Financial
Reporting for Cal-Maine Foods since 2019. He previously was a Senior Audit Manager at BKD, LLP, for
ten years where he worked with audit clients in a variety of industries. Glover holds a Bachelor of
Accountancy degree and a Master of Accountancy degree from the University of Mississippi. He is a
Certified Public Accountant.
Jia Scott has been named Vice President – Treasury. Scott has served as Director of Taxation
for Cal-Maine Foods since November 2013. Prior to this position, she was Vice President of Taxation
of Parkway Properties Inc. and held other senior financial positions at various publicly traded
companies where she played a leading role in accounting, debt management and treasury services.
In addition to her tax and treasury work at Cal-Maine Foods, she also helps oversee the Company’s
philanthropic efforts and sustainability initiatives. Scott holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree
from Jackson State University, a Master of Accountancy degree from Millsaps College and is a
Certified Public Accountant.
Rhonda Whiteman has been promoted to Vice President - Operational Accounting. Whiteman
joined Cal-Maine Foods in 2012 and has held numerous financial positions in areas including
accounts payable, purchasing, analytics and accounting management across the Company. She
most recently served as Director of Operations Accounting, where she has utilized a strong working
knowledge of the Company’s enterprise-wide procedures and field operations to support continuous
improvement initiatives. Whiteman holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from
Mississippi State University.
The new appointments for Glover, Scott and Whiteman are effective November 29, 2021,
and they will each report directly to Max Bowman, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., stated, “Mike Castleberry has served as a valued accounting and financial
advisor, and we are very grateful for his leadership and dedicated service to the Company. He has
played an integral role on our management team through a period of tremendous growth for Cal-
Maine Foods. We will certainly miss his considerable insight and wisdom, and we wish him all the
best in his retirement.
“Matt Glover is well qualified to assume this important new role, having managed all our
financial reporting and SEC filings while utilizing his technology experience to enhance our reporting
processes and procedures. Since joining Cal-Maine Foods, he has worked closely with Mike
Castleberry and will continue to benefit from his expertise to ensure a smooth transition. Jia Scott
has extensive experience in taxation and treasury, both at Cal-Maine Foods and with other
companies and industries. Rhonda Whiteman is very familiar with our systems and processes across
the Company and understands the financial management and needs of our operating facilities. We
are confident in each of these managers’ capabilities and commitment as they take on these new
leadership roles for Cal-Maine Foods. We are fortunate to have a strong finance and accounting
team, and we look forward to working together as we continue to execute our growth strategy.”
Cal-Maine Foods Announces Retirement of Michael Castleberry and Promotions of Finance Team
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Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is primarily engaged in the production, grading, packing, marketing
and sale of fresh shell eggs, including conventional, cage-free, organic pasture-raised, free-range
and nutritionally enhanced eggs. The Company, which is headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi,
is the largest producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs in the United States and sells the majority
of its shell eggs in states across the southwestern, southeastern, mid-western and mid-Atlantic
regions of the United States.