MAUMEE, OHIO — Corbett J. (Corey) Jorgenson has been named president of the Grain Group at The Andersons, Inc., effective Feb. 1. He will succeed Neill C. McKinstray, who is retiring in July.
Mr. McKinstray, who has served as the president of both the Grain and Ethanol groups, will continue as the president of the Ethanol Group and provide strategic guidance and transition assistance for the Grain Group until he retires.
Corbett J. (Corey) Jorgenson |
Mr. Jorgenson has nearly 20 years of experience in general management, agricultural trading and risk management with Cargill. Most recently he was the vice-president and regional lead for the Americas with Cargill Transportation and Logistics. From February 2009 to May 2015 he was commercial lead and vice-president and then senior vice-president for Cargill AgHorizons, U.S., which includes a core grain segment, a retail seed, fertilizer and crop protection segment, and a significant value-added segment that encompasses a suite of risk management tools for farm customers and an advisory service. Additionally, he has worked in multiple trading and general management roles in the grain and oilseed supply chain businesses in Kansas, Georgia, North Carolina and China.
Mr. Jorgenson received a bachelor's degree in economics with an emphasis in finance from St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn. He completed Harvard Business School’s Asia Agribusiness Executive Education Series in Shanghai, China.