EX-24.1 9 dex241.txt POWERS OF ATTORNEY Exhibit 24.1 POWER OF ATTORNEY The undersigned hereby appoints Joseph W. Luter, III, Richard J. M. Poulson, Daniel G. Stevens or Michael H. Cole (each with full power to act alone), as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, and grants unto said attorneys the authority in their name and on their behalf to execute and file (individually and in the capacities stated below) any documents relating to the registration by Smithfield Foods, Inc. (the "Company") of $300,000,000 senior debt securities of the Company, under the federal and/or state securities laws, including the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 and any and all amendments or supplements thereto (including post-effective amendments under Rule 462(b) or otherwise), with all exhibits and documents required to be filed in connection therewith. The undersigned further grants unto said attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to perform each and every act necessary in order to accomplish the foregoing registration as fully as he himself might do. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has signed this power of attorney this 30TH day of November, 2001.
Name Title ---- ----- By: /S/ JOSEPH W. LUTER, III Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive ------------------------ Officer and Director Joseph W. Luter, III By: Vice President and ------------------------ Chief Financial Officer Daniel G. Stevens By: Corporate Controller ------------------------ Jeffrey A. Deel By: /S/ ROBERT L. BURRUS, JR. Director ------------------------ Robert L. Burrus, Jr. By: /S/ CAROL T. CRAWFORD Director ------------------------ Carol T. Crawford By: /S/ RAY A. GOLDBERG Director ------------------------ Ray A. Goldberg By: Director ------------------------ George E. Hamilton, Jr. By: /S/ WENDELL H. MURPHY Director ------------------------ Wendell H. Murphy By: Director ------------------------ William H. Prestage By: /S/ JOHN SCHWIETERS Director ------------------------ John Schwieters By: /S/ MELVIN O. WRIGHT Director ------------------------ Melvin O. Wright