Michael (Mike) E. Porter, Jr. is President and COO of New Horizons Baking Co. Mike has devoted his life to the baking industry. He began his baking career during his teenage years, at his family owned/operated full-line scratch store-front Bakery in Shelby, Ohio. He is a graduate of the American Institute of Baking (AIB) resident course in Manhattan, Kansas. Mike also studied Business Administration at the Mount Vernon Nazarene University, in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Mike has a unique combination of Operational and Sales leadership, along with the ability to build long lasting customer relationships, a skill set that has been highly beneficial in his career path. He has also served in numerous baking industry associations throughout, including the American Society of Baking (ASB), American Bakers Association (ABA), and Bakery Equipment Manufacturing & Allieds (BEMA). Mike previously joined the staff at New Horizons Baking Company in 1997 as a Production Supervisor fresh out of his AIB course. Within his 20-year career with New Horizons, Mike achieved success in Operations, Quality and Sales. In 2019, he joined the DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences team as a Bakery Account Manager and in 2020 became their North American Bakery Sales Manager. His humble roots in Baking, the understanding of winning with people, and believing in dropping everything to take care of the customer has been his guiding principles for success. Mike thrives to inspire the next generation of Bakers and to give back to the industry which has given so much to him.
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