MAUMEE, Ohio, Jan. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Andersons,
Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDE) announces Arthur D.
DePompei, Senior Vice President of Human Resources, will
retire April 30. Valerie M. (Val) Blanchett will become Vice
President of Human Resources, effective February 15. DePompei will provide assistance
during the transition.
"Val is a connected and inclusive thinker with demonstrated
ability to influence at all levels of the organization," says CEO
Pat Bowe. "She is a consultative and
trusted Human Resources leader who I know can help drive business
results. I am proud to have Val as a part of our senior leadership
team."
Blanchett has more than 30 years of extensive HR experience,
including organizational effectiveness, leading large-scale
cultural change, talent management, labor relations and merger and
acquisition work. Most recently she served as the Vice President
for the Food Ingredients & Systems Platform for Cargill, Inc.
in Minneapolis, Minn., leading the
North American Human Resources teams. Prior to joining Cargill in
2006, Blanchett spent 21 years with Ford Motor Company in
Dearborn, Mich. and Chicago, Ill., holding various HR leadership
positions as part of the team transforming the manufacturing
organization to lean concepts.
Blanchett earned her bachelor's degree from Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., and
her master's degree in public administration from Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Mich. She is a certified Senior
Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), holds a Six Sigma Greenbelt
Certification and a Human Capital Strategist Certification from the
Human Capital Institute.
She will be relocating to the Maumee area in the near future.
Since joining The Andersons in 2008, DePompei was instrumental
in helping the company attain human resource best practices by
integrating the HR function throughout the business units and
modernizing the company's HR information systems.
"We appreciate Art's contributions during the past eight years
and wish him all the best as he enters this next phase of his
life," says Bowe.
About The Andersons, Inc.
The Andersons, Inc. is a diversified company rooted in
agriculture. Founded in Maumee,
Ohio, in 1947, the company conducts business across
North America in the grain,
ethanol, and plant nutrient sectors, railcar leasing, turf and cob
products, and consumer retailing. For more information, visit The
Andersons online at www.andersonsinc.com.
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