Chief Executive Officer

• Oct 2015 - Present

Federated Co-ops is a Agronomy, Energy Retail Coop. We serve 1200 plus farmers from our 6 agronomy locations. We service 40k plus propane and fuel patrons, residents, and cabin owners in Minnesota and West Central Wisconsin. We own and operate 6 Cenex Retail Stations along with 3 Country Stores and Building Center. We serve, support and enhance communities by providing great service and returning profits back to our patrons. Federated Co-ops is a Agronomy, Energy Retail Coop. We serve 1200 plus farmers from our 6 agronomy locations. We service 40k plus propane and fuel patrons, residents, and cabin owners in Minnesota and West Central Wisconsin. We own and operate 6 Cenex Retail Stations along with 3 Country Stores and Building Center. We serve, support and enhance communities by providing great service and returning profits back to our patrons.

Member Board of Governors

• Oct 2015 - Present

With 85 years of experience in animal nutrition, Munson Lake Nutrition offers dairies and other livestock producers an efficient, high volume feed processing capability. They have a team of trained nutritionists to help producers reach their goals. With 85 years of experience in animal nutrition, Munson Lake Nutrition offers dairies and other livestock producers an efficient, high volume feed processing capability. They have a team of trained nutritionists to help producers reach their goals.

Vice Chair Board Of Directors

• Mar 2016 - Present

Pillar Insurance Ltd is a captive insurance company located in the Cayman Islands. The 12 members of Pillar insure over $742 million dollars in property and have over $2 billion in sales. Pillar has an A.M. best rating of A-. Pillar Insurance Ltd is a captive insurance company located in the Cayman Islands. The 12 members of Pillar insure over $742 million dollars in property and have over $2 billion in sales. Pillar has an A.M. best rating of A-.

Senior Vice President (Sales/ Operations and P&L ownership)

• Oct 2008 - May 2015

The Schwan Food Company is a multibillion-dollar private company with approximately 14,000 subsidiary employees in the United States. Based out of Minnesota, they sell fine, branded frozen food through home delivery, the foodservice industry and grocery stores in North America. Recruited to establish standards and accountability in the Home Service organization to deliver results. Managed revenue and services to over 1.8 million customers in 48 states. Lead 8 direct reports, and a national sales team of over 4700 people; supported by 1300 operations members that managed the 440 distribution facilities. Had P&L responsibility from the division level down to each distribution facility. • Improved Customer retention from 63%-70% by improving overall service, leveraging technology, and implementing GPS tracking for better visibility. • Launched B2B and B2C professional sales team generating over $10M in sales within one year. • Established over $25M in productivity savings by uncovering the most and least successful facilities. Eliminated 45 buildings and drove revenue per employee by 6%. • Created new compensation and work stream for frontline organization enabling greater customer service and lower operating cost. Service improved by over 10% and operating cost were reduced by over $7M. • Jointly launched an operating expense reduction plan with CFO, achieving $42M in reductions across all lines of the P&L. • Catalyst for cultural and leadership change, increasing employee engagement by 30% by improving visibility, development, and communication. • Established safety measures as first priority, driving $2M in annual savings from 2011 to 2015. Show less

Senior Vice President, General Manager

• May 2007 - Oct 2008

A national certified organic distributer. It supplied 42,000 natural and specialty food products to specialty retailers, mass merchandising and the grocery retailers across the US. Owned by Royal Wessanen, one of the oldest food companies based in the Netherlands. Recruited to establish standards and accountability throughout the organization as well as secure new accounts. With over $1.2B in revenue, directed a national sales team of over 1200 frontline employees, 12 account managers and a VP of business development. In six months turned the business from 3% decline to 7% growth. Managed the P&L for 6 regions as well as at the account level. • Directed process improvements for the sales organization, driving top line sales for the first time in 13 quarters. • Identified greatest opportunities by account, developed strategic plans, and drove immediate change. This lead to increase in profitability of 15% in year 1. • Drove holiday execution by securing retail and vendor support to place holiday shippers in over 1500 stores. Show less

Region Vice President, General Manager.

• Jan 1996 - May 2007

A subsidiary of PepsiCo. The largest producer and seller of snacks in the world. Sales in excess of $11B with over 80,000 employees. Region Vice President, General Manager (1999-2007) Promoted to leverage previous sales and marketing experience to develop growth plans with key retailers (Grocery, Mass Merch and C-store) throughout the upper Midwest. Had direct leadership of the P & L, finance, marketing, human resource and operation. Managed $600M in business, lead 8-region management team, 90 district managers, and 1200 sales representatives. Grew market share 20 percentage points during my tenure. Sales Vice President (1997 – 1999) Promoted to lead field execution of 6-region management team in conjunction with key account responsibility. Set execution standards in support of our commitments with the accounts. Grew the business in excess of 5% while in role. Director of Sales (1996 – 1997) Recruited to lead a Key account team of 14 that managed relationships and account development of over 95 accounts in all classes of trade. These accounts drove over $400 million in sales. Grew the business over 6% while in role. ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: • Nestle Purina Pet Care Company, Subsidiary of Nestle Holdings, Inc. Marketing, Sales, and Product Management roles A Fortune 500 organization that produces and markets pet food, treats, and litter with brands including: Purina Pro Plan, Purina Dog Chow, Friskies, Beneful, and Purina ONE. • Apex Oil Company Accounting, Operations, and Marketing roles Listed on Forbes Largest Private Companies, Apex Oil Company is a wholesaler and distributor and also provides storage of petroleum products including asphalt, gasoline, fuel oil, diesel fuel, and kerosene. Show less

Marketing

• 1984 - 1996

Marketing

• 1984 - 1996

Marketing

• 1984 - 1996

Marketing

• 1984 - 1996