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2024 Frozen Food Inductees

H.V. “Skip” Shaw

retired as the President/CEO of the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA). He was instrumental in bringing the refrigerated category into the National Frozen Food Association before it became NFRA. Skip spearheaded the launch of the association’s consumer PR campaigns, which continue to enhance the impact of the frozen and refrigerated food categories to consumers today. Skip joined NFRA in June 1984 as Director of Membership Services. He was named Vice President in 1986, Executive Vice President in 1987, and assumed additional duties as COO in 2001. Skip became President and CEO following the retirement of Nevin Montgomery in 2010, and dedicated 36 years of his career to the association. He is a member of the Honorable Order of Golden Penguins, the Distinguished Order of Zerocrats, and was inducted last year into the Refrigerated Food Hall of Fame.

William “Bill” H. Kitchens

was a retired Partner at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP and former General Counsel of the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association. For 25 years, he provided legal guidance to NFRA and its leadership, playing a critical role in integrating refrigerated foods into the association’s operations. Bill previously served as senior counsel in the Food & Drug practice and as a member of the Life Sciences industry team. He served as the firm’s managing partner from 1996 to 2008 and as chairman of the Healthcare practice. Bill’s practice focused on food and drug law and government investigations, advising companies in the food, medical device, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries on a wide range of issues. Bill published numerous books and articles on food and drug law and regulatory law topics. He was an adjunct professor at Emory University School of Law, where he taught food and drug law for 40 years. Bill received recognition in 2017 with a Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2014 as the Atlanta Biotechnology Law Lawyer of the Year.

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