Former CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers of America is credited with being a strong role model to many of today’s leaders Koch If today’s crop of association executives were to trace the paths that led them to heading major trade groups, several of those lines would meet at George Koch. Koch, 85, is the former president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers of America [now the Grocery Manufacturers Association] who transformed the organization into a potent political force in Washington, D.C, during his 24-year tenure. In the process, he became a role model for several future CEOs who worked under him, among them John Gray of the Healthcare Distribution Management… Read More