New Board of Directors Changes
On Thursday, May 30 the NAEGA Board of Directors met via conference call. In addition to reviewing and making several decisions related to NAEGA actions including approval of the minutes from its March 2019 meeting, the Board made several organizational changes. NAEGA Board Chairman Wes Uhlmeyer provided notice of his resignation effective June 1 and after applauding Wes’s contribution to NAEGA, the Board named Matt Hopkins of ADM to fill the unexpired term on the Board Wes was elected to. Subsequently, to staff the Executive Committee, the Board elected John Griffith (CHS) as Chairman, Matt Hopkins as First Vice Chair and Augusto Bassanini as Secretary. Holly Womak of Co-Bank, who previously served as both Secretary and Treasurer, will continue as Treasurer. Steve Strong (Bunge), Steve Smalley (Cargill), Gordon Russell (LDC), Carsten Bredin (Richardson), and Kevin LaGraize (Russell Marine) will continue to serve as Vice Chairs.