Randy Veach
Randy Veach of Manila has been selected as president and chairman of the board of Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company.
In his eighth year as president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau, Veach has served on the SFBLIC board for the past 13 years.
Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company provides life insurance products in 11 states and is headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi.
Veach is the first Arkansan to serve as chairman of SFBLIC. He also serves as a board member of the American Farm Bureau, the nation’s largest farm advocacy organization.
“I am pleased to be able to continue to help Farm Bureau members,” Veach said in a news release. “Providing products and services that improve the quality of life for our members is a key tenant of our mission statement. I appreciate the support of the SFBLIC board and will work to maintain their trust and confidence.”
In June, Veach was appointed to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Trade Advisory Committee for Tobacco, Cotton and Peanuts. He is a member of the Arkansas World Trade Center board of advisors.
Veach has been involved with agricultural trade missions to Mexico, China, Panama, South Korea, Japan, Belgium, Switzerland and Cuba.
He previously served as a member of the Arkansas State Plant Board and the board for the National Cotton Council, and Cotton Inc. He has also been a member of the Arkansas Rice Research and Promotion Board.
In 2012, Veach received the Honorary American FFA Degree for lifetime service to youth and agriculture education, and has additionally received the Honorary State FFA Degree.
Before joining the Arkansas Farm Bureau state board in 1999, Veach held several positions in Mississippi County Farm Bureau, including president and vice president. He also served on the county’s Soybean, State Affairs and National Legislative Affairs committees.
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