Kum & Go CEO and leadership

Executive Leader with broad-based, Global Leadership in IT Strategy, Executive Advisory, IT Audit, Technology Optimization, Research and Development, Supply Chain, Distribution, Product Development, eCommerce, ERP, CRM, P&L, Project Management, App Development, Infrastructure, Master Data Management, Data Strategy, Business Intelligence, Social Media, Mobility, and B2B, B2C.

Demonstrated leadership in change management and orchestrating complex problem solving for enterprise and legacy business processes and systems to provide global IT strategies and solutions for positive change and business profitability.

Specialties:

Developing & executing global Strategy / Business transformation initiatives/ Leadership / Relationships and connections /Global Technology Organization & Talent Development / Business Process re-engineering / Application Portfolio Rationalization /Enterprise Business Relationships/ Mentoring/Promoting and developing a diverse workforce/Creating innovative solutions and multi-dimensional products

Executive leader with consistent performance driving growth through m&a, new customer acquisition, channel and new product expansion. Experienced across a variety of organizational functions. Known for implementing strong enabling strategies to pace with growth. Exceptional leadership skills, particularly adept working with multi-generational, multi-cultural, and gender diverse teams. Strong entrepreneurial bent.

Deep insight of the coffee & tea markets, “better for you” beverages, specialty food trends, and sustainability.

Expertise includes:

Corporate Strategy

Product Innovation & Commercialization

Capital Planning

Board and Investor Relations

All Aspects of Go to Market Execution (Sales, Marketing, Distribution)

Sustainable Sourcing in Complex Agriculture Systems

Talent Development and Culture Building

Tanner Krause is a Chief Executive Officer at kum & go and Senior VP:Grow People at kum & go and is based in Des Moines, Iowa. He has worked as District Supervisor at kum & go, President at kum & go, and District Manager at Empire Merchants. Tanner attended Loyola University Chicago between 2005 and 2010 and DePaul University - Charles H. Kellstadt Graduate School of Business between 2014 and 2016.

Current President of McClure, a Midwest-based Engineering, Surveying, and Planning firm. Skilled in Negotiation, Business Planning, Operations Management, Coaching, and Retail. Strong operations professional with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) focused in Philosophy from Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Erin (Clayton) (Clayton) Kuhl is a Chief Financial Officer at kum & go and is based in Iowa Area, Des Moines, Iowa. She has worked as Manager of Accounting Policy and Transaction Support at Aviva Usa Corp., VP/Controller/Treasurer at ATHENE USA CORP, and Audit Manager at PwC. Erin studied at University of Notre Dame between 2000 and 2004.

Reed Rainey is a Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operations Officer at TCC COOKING CO; Sr. Executive- Operations, Facilities at Retail, Operations, Facilities; and Chief Operating Officer at kum & go and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He has worked as Director of Facilities Management at TARGET CORP, Director Risk Management at TARGET CORP, and Sr. Director Construction at TARGET CORP. Reed attended CARLSON SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Univeristy North Dakota between 1984 and 1984, and DeVry Institute of Technology Phoenix between 1985 and 1988.

T J Freeborn are a Chief Marketing Officer at kum & go. They have worked as Senior VP:Branding & Customer at LoanDepot.