CHS Foundation Announces New Leadership

The CHS Foundation, funded by charitable contributions from CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP, CHSCO, CHSCN, CHSCM, CHSCL), the nation's leading farmer-owned cooperative, announced the appointment of Nanci Lilja as its new president.

在CHS基金会主席的角色中，Lilja将领导该基金会的工作，以发展下一代农业领导人，冠军国家农业安全和在家乡社区的养殖乡村活力。

Lilja's career at CHS spans the last 37 years, with progressive leadership roles in the organization's legal and compliance areas. Lilja brings strong knowledge of the cooperative system and rural communities to her role as foundation president.

Lilja说：“我很高兴能以CHS基金会的出色动力为基础，而我们的合作伙伴正在整个国家创建，以积极影响农业教育，农场安全和农村社区。”“我相信，基于帮助农业社区发展的工作，同时保持我们社区不断发展的需求。”

The CHS Foundation trustees approved the appointment of Lilja replacing Mark Biedenfeld who served as the CHS Foundation's interim president during the search process. Biedenfeld will continue to partner with Lilja as the executive liaison to the foundation working to advance key opportunity areas.

"Over the past year, we've taken a thoughtful look at the work of the CHS Foundation and the critical role this president will play with our partners and our communities," said David Kayser, chair of the CHS Foundation finance and investment committee. "Nanci is the type of leader we want bringing continued purpose, focus and results to our work as a foundation."

Lilja will lead the CHS Foundation's implementation and activation of two of the largest gifts in foundation history. Last year, CHS Foundation announced a $3.4 million grant to transform agriculture education with the University of Minnesota, and also a $2.5 million grant to create the CHS Chair in Risk Management and Trading at North Dakota State University.

Lilja currently serves as the chair of the Heartland Credit Union Board of Directors and is the incoming chair of the Certifying Board of the National Association of Legal Assistants. She has a bachelor's degree in business from St. Mary's University of Minnesota.