Awards & Recognition
★2014 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Master Entrepreneur Award - Upper Midwest
★2018 AIB Fellows International Executive of the Year Award
★i4cp Next Practice Award recipient for Land O'Lakes innovation
Notable Facts
→CEO of Land O'Lakes Inc (Fortune 216 company) from 2005-2018, doubled company size during tenure
→Led major merger with United Suppliers in 2016, company's largest in history
→Board member of Xcel Energy and Hormel Foods (public companies)
→Nearly 40 years experience in food industry including roles at Kraft, Pillsbury, Bristol-Myers Squibb
→University of Notre Dame graduate with MBA from NYU
→Active in World Economic Forum and multiple industry associations
→Chairman of Greater Twin Cities United Way
→Oversaw global expansion including ventures in South Africa and Kenya