Land O'Lakes Names President & CEO

Land O’Lakes Inc.董事会宣布，其贝丝·福特（Beth Ford）作为美国最大的食品和农业合作社之一的总裁兼首席执行官，在《财富》 500强财产中排名第216位。

克里斯·波利金斯基（Chris Policinski）退休后，福特（Ford）在8月1日退休后担任公司的领导。

Ford comes to the CEO role after a series of successful executive postings within the company. In December 2017, Ford was named chief operating officer of Land O’Lakes Businesses, in which role she oversaw Land O’Lakes’ WinField United, Purina Animal Nutrition and Dairy Foods business units.

在此之前，福特曾是O'Lakes的Land O’Lakes乳制品和Purina Animal Nutrition业务的负责人，在那里她领导了创纪录的表现和增长，通过研发利用创新来增强两个品牌。她还在2017年初在收购佛蒙特州奶油厂中发挥了重要作用。

Prior to joining Land O’Lakes in 2011, Ford had excelled in executive operations management and supply chain roles at International Flavors and Fragrances, Mobil Corporation, PepsiCo and Pepsi Bottling Company and Scholastic. Ford has more than 20 years’ experience specifically in the areas of technology and R&D, as well, across these four companies.

福特出生于爱荷华州苏城，在哥伦比亚大学商学院获得MBA，并在爱荷华州立大学获得了BBA。

福特还担任国家牛奶生产商联合会和非营利董事会的董事会成员，包括明尼阿波利斯的大双子城联合之路。

“At a time of unprecedented change in the agriculture and food industries, no person is better suited to lead us into the future than Beth Ford," says Board Chairman Pete Kappelman. "Since joining our company in 2011, Beth has proven she’s not afraid of hard work, and she sees every challenge as an opportunity to deliver more value for our cooperative. She’s built a track record of success in a wide array of leadership roles across a decades-long career, and in her seven years at Land O’Lakes, she has earned the trust and respect of our members, employees and customers.:

福特成为Land O’Lakes的第九位首席执行官，Land O’Lakes是美国最大的农业合作社之一，成立于1921年。福特和她的配偶及其配偶吉尔·舒尔茨（Jill Schurtz）育有三个十几岁的孩子，并居住在明尼苏达州明尼阿波利斯。