NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 24, 2026 – The National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) is pleased to announce that members have elected Brian Schouvieller, Senior Vice President of Ag, Trade and Risk Management at CHS Inc. in Saint Paul, Minn., as NGFA chairman for a one-year term.

Schouvieller previously served as NGFA First Vice Chairman and Second Vice Chairman before being elected this year as NGFA Chairman of the Board. He has served on NGFA’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee for several years and has been actively engaged in advancing NGFA’s policy and industry priorities.

This year’s ballot was distributed to voting NGFA member companies for the election of NGFA’s directors and industry officers, as well as the ratification of amendments to NGFA’s Trade Rules, Arbitration Rules and Rail Arbitration Rules.

Schouvieller brings extensive experience in grain merchandising and global markets through his leadership role at CHS Inc., one of the nation’s leading farmer-owned cooperatives. His background and industry perspective will help guide NGFA’s efforts to strengthen U.S. agriculture’s competitiveness, support efficient supply chains, and advocate for policies that benefit grain and feed industry participants.

Election of NGFA Officers and Directors

NGFA’s elected industry officers will serve one-year terms:

• NGFA Chairman: Brian Schouvieller, Senior Vice President of Ag, Trade and Risk Management at CHS Inc., Saint Paul, Minn.
• NGFA First Vice Chairman: Augusto Bassanini, President and CEO of United Grain Corporation, Vancouver, Wash.
• NGFA Second Vice Chairman: Jason Klootwyk, Chief Executive Officer, Agtegra Cooperative, Aberdeen, S.D.

NGFA’s elected directors will serve three-year terms (bold denotes members to the NGFA board elected for a first term):

• Scott Barkley, Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer, Mid Kansas Cooperative, Moundridge, Kans.
• Christopher DeLong, President and Treasurer, The DeLong Co., Inc., Clinton, Wis.
• Matt Gibson, Chief Operating Officer, Friona Industries LP, Amarillo, Texas
• Kevin Gray, Chief Executive Officer/General Manager, Morrow County Grain Growers, Inc., Lexington, Ore.
• Kurt Haarmann, President and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia Grain International, Portland, Ore.
• Kimberly Hawks, Head of Product and Structuring, Global Financial Risk Management, Louis Dreyfus Company, Wilton, Conn.
• Mark Heil, Senior Advisor, Prairie Central Cooperative, Inc., Chenoa, Ill.
• Julie Kenney, Chief Executive Officer, Agribusiness Association of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
• Jay Mathews, Chief Executive Officer, Prairieview Grain Trading LLC, Champaign, Ill.
• Kellie Melton, Vice President Customer & Business Operations, Purina Animal Nutrition LLC/ Land O’ Lakes, Arden Hills, Minn.
• Aaron Meyerle, Vice President Grain, AgState, Cherokee, Iowa
• Brad Morrison, Director, Raw Material Procurement and Trading, Primient Grain, Decatur, Ill.
• Eric Perry, Commercial Director, The Wenger Group, Lancaster, Pa.
• Jake Stagner, Vice President of Grain Merchandising, Landus Cooperative, Des Moines, Iowa
• Andrew Utterback, Director, Global Sustainable Agriculture, Ingredion Incorporated, Westchester, Ill.
• Tom Wapp, Commercial Grain Director, POET Grain, Wichita, Kans.

The following newly appointed directors will also serve:

• Emily Ashe, Trader, TEMCO LLC, Houston, Texas (appointed by Texas Grain and Feed Association)
• Eric Williams, Senior Director of Grain Operations, MFA Incorporated, Columbia, Mo. (appointed by Missouri Agribusiness Association)

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