Schroeder Announces Retirement from Winfield Solutions; Vande Logt Named Executive Vice President and COO
SAINT PAUL, Minn., Dec. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Land O'Lakes, Inc. today announced that Rod Schroeder, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Crop Protection Products, Winfield Solutions, will retire, effective April 30, 2013.
Schroeder has a long history of contributions to the co-op system, and most recently led the successful transition and integration of the Agriliance crop protection business into the Winfield Solutions organization. He's been a key leader in the continued growth of Winfield Solutions and in partnership with the co-op system. Throughout his career, Rod has also promoted and personally been involved in trade associations that advance the business of agriculture, including Crop Life America, Ag Retailers Association and The Fertilizer Institute.
As a result of this announcement, Mike Vande Logt will assume the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in Winfield Solutions, effective January 1, 2013. Vande Logt previously held the title of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Seed, in Winfield Solutions and will now assume leadership of a combined WinField Seed and Crop Protection business upon Schroeder's retirement.
Mike earned his bachelor's degree in Agronomy and his master's degree in Plant Breeding from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Immediately following graduation, he served as an extension service county agent and in a variety of sales, sales management and technical agronomy roles with SuperCrost Seeds.
Mike joined the Land O'Lakes Seed team in 1990, and advanced through various roles in corn product management, sales and marketing, until being named Chief Operating Officer for Winfield Solutions, Seed in 2008.
"I want to thank Rod for his many valuable contributions in leading WinField through a successful period of growth and innovation," said Land O'Lakes President and CEO, Chris Policinski. "I am confident that Mike will continue to build on this track record of growth along with a single-minded focus on leadership in technology – both of which are key benefits to our members and customers."
Land O'Lakes, Inc. (www.landolakesinc.com) is a national, farmer-owned food and agricultural cooperative with annual sales of nearly $13 billion. The nation's second-largest cooperative and number 210 on the Fortune 500, Land O'Lakes does business in all 50 states and more than 60 countries. It is a leading marketer of a full line of dairy-based consumer, foodservice and food ingredient products across the United States; serves its international customers with a variety of food and animal feed ingredients; and provides farmers and ranchers with an extensive line of agricultural supplies (feed, seed, and crop protection products and services) under the operations of WinField and Purina Animal Nutrition. Land O'Lakes also provides agricultural assistance and technical training in more than 25 developing nations.
SOURCE Land O'Lakes, Inc.
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