John Wright

Industry veteran Tyler Grenzow was recently appointed by Nutrient Technologies, Inc. and AlgaEnergy as their President for North America. Parent company…

This month, leading investment management company PGIM Real Estate Agricultural Finance welcomed Niko Zuidema to the organization as their Chief Credit…

By John Wright One of the major topics of 2023 that seems to be carrying over to 2024 is today’s challenge…

Talent acquisition is only becoming more complex, especially in niche markets and for specialized roles. It’s a monumental task to hire…

AN EVOLVING MARKET It could be argued that uncertainty has been the biggest hurdle of 2023 for businesses around the globe.…

Clarkson Grain Company recently welcomed Kevin Pray as the organization’s new President & Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining the growing…

Change is inevitable and it’s necessary to grow, but that doesn’t mean it’s not challenging. To appreciate the value – tangible…

Last year, we had conversations with more than 15,000 prospective candidates to determine not only their level of interest in an…

Leading North American malt and malt-product providers, Malteurop North America, Inc (Malteurop) recently welcomed Tim Foley to the organization as their…

The jury is in: inclusive leadership is successful leadership. According to a recent Kincannon & Reed survey, food and agriculture industry…

Leading mushroom producer Highline Mushrooms welcomes Brian McCarthy to the team as the organization’s new Vice President, Human Resources. With more…

Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) welcomes Greg Ross as the organization’s new Head of Sales and Marketing – North America. In…

Malteurop North America (Malteurop) recently welcomed Joel Grosser to their organization as the Senior Director of Operations. A subsidiary of Malteurop…

Biopharmaceutical Research Company (BRC) welcomed Lucas Zumstein as the organization’s new Vice President of Operations this week. Bringing over a decade…

Southwestern Illinois cooperative Top Ag announced Jeff Hendricks as the organization’s new CEO this week. Hendricks joins the team at Top…

Five Considerations to Recruit the Best Leaders for Your Startup Managing Directors Ed Yuhas, Lisa Johnson & Aidan Connolly contributed to…

Developing executives to meet future human capital needs has C-suite leaders examining former assumptions and identifying a different set of attributes…

In 2021, more than 47 million Americans quit their jobs, the most resignations on record, but The Great Resignation is not…

Today’s executives are not only being hired for what they have accomplished, but more crucially, for their potential to impact the…

This month, ag-tech company EarthOptics welcomed Ryan Arends as the organization’s new Senior Vice President of Operations. In his new role,…

How do organizations in the ag-food value chain face off against others in and out of the industry? How do they…

This week, Benjamin Scott joined the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) as the organization’s Platform Lead, Engineering Biology. In his…

Alternative and specialty protein space veteran Kip Underwood joined Burcon NutraScience Corporation, a global leader in plant-based proteins and ingredients technologies,…