At its Annual Business Meeting yesterday, the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) voted to expand its board of directors to add representation from key ethanol companies and grassroots organizations. With the vote, these four ACE members will now have representation on the board:
Fagen, Inc. – Ron Fagen, President & Chief Executive Officer
ICM, Inc. – Greg Krissek, Director of Government Relations
Nebraska Ethanol Board – Todd Sneller, Administrator
Missouri Corn Growers Association – Gary Marshall, Chief Executive Officer
“ACE has always prided itself on being the grassroots voice of the industry, and today we’re proud to
expand our board of directors to better represent the industry as a whole by adding two leading companies and two grassroots organizations,” said Brian Jennings, Executive Vice President of ACE.
“Having grassroots representation for the U.S. ethanol industry is key at both the state and federal levels, and I’m pleased to have the opportunity to represent Nebraska ethanol on the ACE board of directors,” Todd Sneller said.
“For many years, ACE has coordinated the grassroots voice of the ethanol industry, and I’m pleased to be joining its board of directors,” Ron Fagen said.
ACE is the industry’s largest association, with nearly 1,500 members nationwide, including farmers, ethanol producers, industry suppliers, rural electric co-ops, the agriculture community, and others supportive of ethanol.
Several members of the ACE Board were re-elected at today’s meeting, including:
Merle Anderson – Member of the Board, Minnkota Power Co-op and ACE Founder
Jerry Demmer – Chair, Minnesota Corn Research & Promotions Council
Richard Hanson – member of the Board, Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company
Bill Honnef – Co-Founder, VeraSun Energy Corp.
Howard Roe – Member of the Board, POET Biorefining – Coon Rapids
Wayne Wagner – Member of the Board, Red River Valley Sugar Beet Growers