West Central Cooperative CEO and leadership

Matt joined Land O’Lakes, Inc. in 2015 with the merger of the United Suppliers and Land O’Lakes crop inputs businesses. He serves as senior vice president of Land O’Lakes SUSTAIN, a business unit formed in 2016, and provides leadership in aligning environmental sustainability efforts across the enterprise.

Brett Bell is a Chief Operating Officer at West Central Cooperative and Chief Operating Officer at Landus Cooperative. He studied at Iowa State University and Purdue.

Human Resource leader passionate about acting with care, delivering value and making today better than yesterday.

Experience across all Human Resource functions including talent acquisition, talent management and development, compensation and benefits, employee engagement, employee relations, organizational design and succession planning and HR technology/HRMS. Additional experience in employee safety and health, quality management and risk management. Proven ability to deliver effective strategic and tactical business solutions to solve challenges found across varied industries and employee groups.

Credentials Include:

MBA

SCP (SHRM Senior Certified Professional)

SPHR (HRCI Senior Professional in Human Resources)

Mark Cullen is a Chief Animal Nutrition Officer at West Central Cooperative and is based in Iowa Area, Des Moines, Iowa. He has worked as Sales Manager at 360 Feeds, General Manager at 360 Feeds, and Exec VP:Animal Nutrition at West Central Cooperative. Mark works or has worked as Senior Vice President of Animal Nutrition at Landus Cooperative. He attended Northwest Missouri State University between 1991 and 1993, Waldorf College between 1989 and 1991, and Iowa State University - Ivy College of Business between 2019 and 2021.

Mark Miner works at Miner Farm Supply and an Assistant Manager at MID-IOWA COOPERATIVE, Chief Financial Officer at West Central Cooperative, and VP:Administration/CFO at Landus Cooperative and is based in Ames, Iowa. He has worked as Analyst at Landus Cooperative.

Adaptable technology leader with a versatile and proven track record of continuous success achieving the goals of leadership and all aspects of technology and other areas. Including streamlining processes, coaching and developing teams, conflict resolution (avoidance), strategic planning, and customer relations. Continues to add further value by supporting the management and decision makers at all levels across an organization and providing ongoing value while increasing shareholder interest.Industries and Experience:Industry experience in manufacturing, automotive, heavy equipment, transportation, and logistics in private and public large to medium sized companies. Led teams as large as 90 employees, oversaw operating/capital budgets of $27,000,000, and programs as large as $68,000,000.USA; Canada; Mexico; Brazil; Chile; France; Germany; Portugal; Spain; England; China; Ukraine; which included the development, implementation, and launch while rolling out strategic technology initiatives that enhanced the footprint and brand of the company.Specialties:• Partnering and Collaborating with Executive Leadership Teams• Project Management• Best Practices• Negotiations• Forecasting and Budgeting• Change Management• Coaching and Mentoring the Development of Team Members• Delivering Presentations Across the Organizations

Ryan Risdal is a Chief Marketing & Communications Ofcr at Landus Cooperative and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at West Central Cooperative.