MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.,
June 29, 2021 /CNW/ - Ceres
Global Ag Corp. (TSX: CRP) ("Ceres" or the "Corporation") a global
agricultural, energy and industrial products merchandising and
supply chain company, is pleased to announce the promotions of
Pat Gathman and Dusty Clevenger, effective July 1, 2021.
Pat Gathman, Director of
Agricultural Operations, is being promoted to Vice President -
Operations. Mr. Gathman joined Ceres in 2019 and has brought
exceptional leadership to the operations function across Ceres with
a focus on safety, talent development, and operational excellence.
Prior to joining Ceres, he was with Bunge and Cargill across the US and Brazil in facility operational and management
roles. Mr. Gathman has over 25 years of operational leadership
experience across the oilseed processing and grain agribusiness. He
holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from
North Dakota State University.
Dusty Clevenger, Business
Development Director, has been named Vice President - Strategy and
Business Development. Mr. Clevenger joined Ceres in the fall
of 2018 and quickly brought a new level of strategic thinking and
analysis to the Corporation's business development efforts, which
have been critical to Ceres' growth since that time. Mr.
Clevenger started his career in oilseed merchandising before moving
into business development and senior leadership roles at Archer
Daniels Midland, Gavilon and Agspring where he successfully built
teams and businesses across North and South America, Europe and Australia. Mr. Clevenger holds an MBA and
bachelor's degree in Agribusiness from the University of Nebraska.
"Ceres has benefitted from and enjoyed solid contributions from
both Pat and Dusty over the past two plus years," said Robert Day, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Ceres. "Their respective promotions to Vice President
positions are recognition of those contributions and more than
appropriate given the size and scope of Ceres' growth and ambitions
going forward. We look forward to their continued leadership
as we focus on the successful execution of our operating plan and
growth strategy."
About Ceres Global Ag Corp. (ceresglobalagcorp.com)
Ceres and its subsidiaries ("Ceres") add value across
agricultural, energy and industrial supply chains through efficient
sourcing, storing, transporting and marketing of high-quality
agricultural commodities, value-added products and raw materials.
Leveraging its network of commodity logistics centers and team of
industry experts, Ceres connects farmers to customers around the
world.
Ceres is headquartered in Golden
Valley, Minnesota, and together with its affiliated
companies, operates 13 locations across Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Minnesota. These facilities have an aggregate
grain and oilseed storage capacity of approximately 31 million
bushels.
Ceres has a 50% interest in Savage Riverport, LLC (a joint
venture with Consolidated Grain and Barge Co.), a 50% interest in
Farmers Grain, LLC (a joint venture with Farmer's Cooperative Grain
and Seed Association), a 50% interest in Gateway Energy Terminal
(an unincorporated joint venture with Steel Reef Infrastructure
Corp.), a 25% interest in Stewart Southern Railway Inc. (a
short-line railway located in southeast Saskatchewan with a range of 130 kilometers),
and a 17% interest in Canterra Seed Holdings Ltd. (a Canada-based seed development company).
For more information about Ceres, please visit
www.ceresglobalagcorp.com
SOURCE Ceres Global Ag Corp.