SPRINGDALE, ARK. — Tyson Foods Inc. has promoted Curt Calaway to chief financial officer. He has been serving as the interim CFO since June.

The news comes after John R. Tyson, the previous CFO, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI) in Fayetteville, Ark., on June 13. The company confirmed that John R. Tyson remains with the company but is currently on health-related leave. John R. Tyson is a great-grandson of the company’s founder and son of its current chairman.

Calaway has been with Tyson Foods for more than 18 years, most recently as CFO for the company’s Prepared Foods business unit while also holding responsibility for the company’s mergers and acquisitions and corporate development efforts. He also has worked as senior vice president of finance and treasurer, controller, chief accounting officer and vice president of audit and compliance.

Before joining Tyson he held audit management positions at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

“Curt is a proven leader with deep industry knowledge and a wealth of experience in financial strategy and reporting,” said Donnie King, president and chief executive officer of Tyson. “I am confident Curt will continue to help drive our operational excellence and shareholder value.”