ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CHS Inc.
(NASDAQ: CHSCP), the nation's leading agribusiness cooperative,
today announced the appointment of Kirstie
Foster as senior vice president, marketing communications.
She is responsible for advancing and growing the CHS image and
reputation across all global brands and services and leading
internal and external communications, executive support,
advertising, and all CHS digital platforms.
Foster brings more than 25 years of experience leading
integrated marketing communications on a global scale, advancing
business growth, and fostering corporate reputations. She joins CHS
from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, where she served as vice president
of brand, communications, and social responsibility. Before her
time with Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Foster spent 15 years with
General Mills, where she served as director of corporate and brand
communications and was responsible for creating and implementing
integrated marketing and communications campaigns.
"Kirstie is a terrific addition to the CHS leadership team and
brings deep experience and impressive accomplishments to our
enterprise marketing communications organization," said
David Black, senior vice president,
enterprise transformation, and chief information officer. "She has
a track record of leading organizations through transformational
change and creating alignment that delivers business results. I am
confident Kirstie will help CHS and our owners create connections
to empower agriculture."
Prior to joining General Mills in 2001, Foster was an account
supervisor at public relations agency Weber Shandwick. She
holds bachelor's degrees in journalism and speech communications
with honors from the University of St.
Thomas. Foster serves on the board of directors for
nonprofit organizations Hunger Solutions Minnesota and Angel
Foundation.
Foster succeeds Linda Tank, who
is retiring at the end of 2021 after 37 years with CHS.
CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com) is a leading global agribusiness owned
by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy,
agronomy, grains and foods, CHS is committed to creating
connections to empower agriculture, helping its farmer-owners,
customers and other stakeholders grow their businesses through its
domestic and global operations. CHS supplies energy, crop
nutrients, seed, crop protection products, grain marketing
services, production and agricultural services, animal nutrition
products, foods and food ingredients, and risk management services.
The company operates petroleum refineries and pipelines and
manufactures, markets and distributes Cenex® brand
refined fuels, lubricants, propane and renewable energy
products.
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