Patrick Wood promoted to leadership position following retirement of Tammi Guldenpfenning.
Ingredient manufacturer Kemin Industries has appointed Patrick Wood, formerly vice-president of finance for Kemin Nutrisurance, as CFO.
Wood joined Kemin in 2013 as senior accountant before becoming an accounting manager a year later. The following year, he was promoted to controller for Kemin Animal Nutrition and Health – North America, and in 2015 became finance director for the business unit. In 2018, Wood took on the position of vice-president of finance for Kemin Nutrisurance, the global pet food and rendering technologies business unit.
Dr Chris Nelson, president and CEO, Kemin Industries, commented: “Since joining Kemin, Pat has shown his exceptional aptitude for managing financial operations in a variety of business units and across international boundaries. When it came time to fill Tammi’s position upon her retirement, Pat’s ability to drive continuous improvement and experience developing and executing global strategic plans and budgets made him an excellent fit.”
In his time at Kemin, Wood has contributed to Kemin’s continued growth, leading multiple due diligence and acquisition teams domestically and internationally.
Wood said: “I look forward to contributing to Kemin’s continued success and achieveing our next strategic initiatives on our journey to transform.”
