ST.
PAUL, Minn., March 20,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP), the
nation's leading agribusiness cooperative, today announced the
appointment of Sarah Bovim as vice
president, government affairs. Bovim brings over 17 years of
experience to CHS, leading government affairs and public policy for
Whirlpool Corporation and Albertsons Companies, one of the largest
U.S. food and drug retailers.
Before working in the private sector, Bovim served as a senior
U.S. trade negotiator at the Office of the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) during both Democratic and Republican
administrations. She led negotiating teams that shaped
international trade policy and provided insights and perspectives
to Congress and executive branch officials on how government action
affects business. She has also worked as an economist for the U.S.
Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration and The
World Bank.
Bovim succeeds Jim Zappa as head
of government affairs, who will retire on April 3, 2023. Zappa joined CHS in 2015 as
general counsel and held various leadership roles within the
organization.
"Sarah brings tremendous experience, strong relationships and
deep knowledge managing a broad range of regulatory and legislative
issues that will help CHS represent the voice of our farmer and
cooperative owners across the U.S.," said Brandon Smith, executive vice president and
general counsel. "I also want to thank Jim
Zappa for his tremendous contributions to CHS over his eight
years at the company."
CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com) is a leading global agribusiness owned
by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy,
agronomy, grains and foods, CHS is committed to creating
connections to empower agriculture, helping its farmer-owners,
customers and other stakeholders grow their businesses through its
domestic and global operations. CHS supplies energy, crop
nutrients, seed, crop protection products, grain marketing
services, production and agricultural services, animal nutrition
products, foods and food ingredients, and risk management services.
The company operates petroleum refineries and pipelines and
manufactures, markets and distributes Cenex® brand
refined fuels, lubricants, propane and renewable energy
products.
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