ST. PAUL, Minn., March 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Experienced finance
leader Jean Briand has joined CHS
Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP) – the nation's leading farmer-owned
cooperative and a global energy, grains and foods company – as
senior vice president, Finance, for its global Ag Business
operations.
Briand joins CHS from Nestle Waters North America where he has
been chief financial officer of that $3
billion retail water business. Briand will focus on the
strategic financial needs of the growing CHS global ag
business.
"Jean will serve as a business partner to our global Ag Business
operations, as well as our overall finance area, providing
insightful focus that drives profitable growth and efficiency in
the execution of our business plans," said Tim Skidmore, CHS executive vice president and
chief financial officer. "Jean's deep financial and leadership
skills will be tremendous assets for CHS at this time of
significant growth and change as we embrace new opportunities to
help our farmer-owners and customers grow."
Briand will report to Skidmore with a focus on the CHS global
agriculture operations led by Shirley
Cunningham, executive vice president and chief operating
officer, Ag Business and Enterprise Strategy.
Including his most recent role with its waters business, Briand
has spent nearly a decade with Nestle, previously serving as vice
president of finance and business effectiveness and technology on
the Nestle Walmart business and as controller and business
development director for Nestle Waters. Prior to joining Nestle he
held several financial positions with Pitney Bowes Inc.
He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from
Bishop's University, Quebec, Canada, and a master's of business
administration from New York
University's Stern School of Business. He also is a
certified public accountant and a certified managerial
accountant.
CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com) is a leading global agribusiness owned
by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy,
grains and foods, CHS is committed to helping its customers,
farmer-owners and other stakeholders grow their businesses through
its domestic and global operations. CHS, a Fortune 100 company,
supplies energy, crop nutrients, grain marketing services, animal
feed, food and food ingredients, along with business solutions
including insurance, financial and risk management services. The
company operates petroleum refineries/pipelines and manufactures,
markets and distributes Cenex® brand refined fuels,
lubricants, propane and renewable energy products.
This document contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
that are based on management's current expectations and
assumptions. These forward-looking statements are subject to
certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the potential results discussed in the
forward-looking statements. The company undertakes no obligations
to publicly revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future
events or circumstances. For a discussion of additional factors
that may materially affect management's estimates and predictions,
please view the CHS Inc. annual report filed on Form 10-K for the
year ended Aug. 31, 2014, which can
be found on the Securities and Exchange Commission web site
(www.sec.gov) or on the CHS web site www.chsinc.com.
Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20150302/178952
To view the original version on PR Newswire,
visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chs-names-briand-senior-vice-president-for-ag-business-finance-300043956.html
SOURCE CHS Inc.