As of September 15, GROWMARK will have a new chief executive officer.
Jim Spradlin was named CEO of GROWMARK to replace Jeff Solberg who is retiring. Spradlin has a degree in business administration and economics from Illinois College and has held various positions within the GROWMARK System of cooperatives, including controller of Schuyler-Brown FS, regional administrative director, general manager of Piatt Service Company, general manager of Ag-Land FS, energy division manager, agronomy division manager, and vice president of agronomy for GROWMARK.
Last week, Spradlin addressed the GROWMARK annual meeting in Chicago and I had a chance to chat with him following his remarks to discuss his feelings about taking the helm of the cooperative where he has worked for the last 32 years. You can listen to my interview with Jim here: Interview with Jim Spradlin, CEO-elect GROWMARK