Green Plains CEO Becker to leave company

Green Plains (GPRE) announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer, Todd Becker, is departing after more than 17 years at the company, effective March 1, 2025. Pursuant to its CEO succession plan, the Board of Directors has engaged a leading executive search firm to help identify a new Chief Executive Officer. The Board has also created an Executive Committee, comprised of Imre Havasi, Senior Vice President – Head of Trading and Commercial Operations, Michelle Mapes, Chief Legal & Administration Officer, Chris Osowski, Executive Vice President – Operations and Technology, and Jamie Herbert, Chief Human Resources Officer, to lead the Company until Mr. Becker’s successor is appointed. “Todd has played an important role in Green Plains’ growth and progress since 2008, driving the Company’s ambitious transformation plan,” stated Jim Anderson, Chairman of the Green Plains Board. “On behalf of the Board, I want to thank Todd for his relentless dedication to the Company, our employees and our stakeholders over the past 17 years. It has been a privilege to work with Todd and we wish him the best in his next pursuits.” The company also announced today that Patrich Simpkins will move from Chief Transformation Officer of Green Plains to Chief Executive Officer of Fluid Quip Technologies, LLC, a majority owned subsidiary of the company.