Sector: Energy
Director information for GREEN PLAINS INC (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN PETERSON | President and Chief Executive Officer | 62 | ["Ethanol and grain industry experience","President and Chief Executive Officer of Whiskey Creek Enterprises since 1986","Served on the board of Green Plains Cattle Company LLC from 2014 to 2020","Served as Executive Vice President in charge of site development from 2005 to 2008","Sole founder and owner of Superior Ethanol LLC","Owned and operated grain farming entities for over twenty years","Built, owns and operates a cattle feedlot in northwest Iowa","Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Business from Dordt University","Investor in several other ethanol companies","Industrial Manufacturing & Ingredient Production","Commodity Markets/Marketing","Audit/Risk/Cybersecurity","Executive Leadership"] | ["Compensation","Risk"] | 2026 |
| CARL GRASSI | Former Chairman; Director | 66 | ["Extensive legal and accounting knowledge","Advisor and director to numerous public companies","Former Senior Counsel at McDonald Hopkins, LLC","Worked as an attorney since July 1992","Corporate counsel and business advisor","Member of the board of directors of the International Lawyers Network","Member of Greater Cleveland Sports Commission","Juris Doctor's degree from Cleveland State University College of Law","Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from John Carroll University","Certified Public Accountant (non-active) in state of Ohio"] | ["Nominating and Governance","Strategic Planning","Nominating and Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| Chris G. Osowski | Director; President and Chief Executive Officer | 47 | ["Insider’s perspective about business and strategic direction","Extensive operations experience","Commodity experience","Leadership experience","Member of Executive Committee","Executive Vice President – Operations and Technology","Vice President Global Technology at ADM","General Director, Aston Startch Products","Director – India Operations at ADM","Held several senior level positions at ADM","Held several senior level positions at Tate & Lyle","Production Support Manager at Renewable Energy Group","Technical Manager at Poet","Master's degree in Business Administration","Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering"] | [] | 2026 |
| FARHA ASLAM | Managing Partner, Crescent House Capital | 57 | ["Extensive knowledge of the agriculture and ethanol industries","Investor and financial knowledge from years working at a leading investment bank","Managing Partner of Crescent House Capital since October 2019","Previous experience includes service as Managing Director at Stephens Inc","Led the firm’s Food and Agribusiness equity research team","Former vice president at Merrill Lynch","Risk management advisor at UBS","Master’s degree in Business Administration from Columbia University","Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of California"] | ["Risk (Chair)","Compensation","audit","sustainability"] | 2026 |
| JAMES D. ANDERSON | Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer | 68 | ["commodity experience","agribusiness knowledge","Chief Executive Officer of Molycop since November 2017","Managing Director and Operating Partner at CHAMP Private Equity","President and Chief Executive Officer of The Gavilon Group, LLC","Chief Operating Officer of The Gavilon Group, LLC","Chief Executive Officer at United Malt Holdings","Chief Operating Officer / Executive Vice President of CT Malt","Senior Vice President and then President of ConAgra Grain Companies","Operations Manager for Pillsbury Company","Bachelor of Arts degree with a Finance emphasis from the University of Wisconsin - Platteville"] | ["Compensation","Risk","Strategic Planning"] | 2026 |
| KIMBERLY WAGNER | Managing Partner, TBGD Partners; Chair | 62 | ["Founder and Managing Partner of TBGD Partners since January 2018","Previous industry experience includes Venture Partner at Flagship Pioneering","President and Chief Operating Officer of CiBO Technologies from 2018-2019","Equity Partner at McKinsey & Company from 2016 to 2018","Senior Partner and Managing Director at The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. from 2001 to 2015 where she founded the Global Agriculture Practice Area","Serves on the board of Frontier National Products (Frontier Co-Op) where she chairs the Governance Committee","Former director at SmithFoods, Inc.","Former Trustee at Cornell University","Serves on the boards of several not-for-profit organizations with agricultural, sustainability, and/or educational missions","Active member of multiple national and international scientific societies","Holds certifications in governance (NACD.DC), sustainability (GCB.D), climate/biodiversity (CCB.D) and cyber-risk oversight (CERT)","Has a PhD in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology from Harvard University","Master of Science in Animal Science from Texas A&M University","Bachelor of Science with distinction in Biology and Animal Science from Cornell University"] | ["Nominating and Governance (Chair)","Audit","Audit Committee","Nominating and Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| MARTIN SALINAS JR. | Former Chief Financial Officer; Chair | 54 | ["CFO of Energy Transfer Partners, LP","Audit committee financial expert","Former Chief Financial Officer of a public company","Audit committee member at NuStar Energy","Began career at KPMG","Advisory council member of the University of Texas in San Antonio","Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration"] | ["Audit","Nominating and Governance","Audit Committee","Nominating and Governance Committee"] | 2026 |
| PATRICK SWEENEY | Director, Portfolio Manager, Ancora Holdings Group LLC | 36 | ["Background as an investor","Financial knowledge from more than a decade working at a leading investment firm","Serves as a Portfolio Manager in Ancora's Alternatives Group for the firm's activist strategy","Previously served as an equity analyst for Ancora's Alternatives group","Worked as a Corporate Banking Analyst at PNC Financial Services","Bachelor of Science degree in finance from John Carroll University"] | ["Audit","Strategic Planning","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
| STEVEN FURCICH | Partner, Tillridge Global Agribusiness Fund | 67 | ["extensive knowledge of the midstream and downstream agribusiness sectors","Director for portfolio companies in the Tillridge and NGP Agribusiness Follow-on Funds since 2016","Served as President of Archer Daniels Midland Company’s Nutrition and Malting divisions from 2002 to 2009","Served as the Vice President and Director of Group Operations for Oilseeds from 2000 to 2002","Has a Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Illinois"] | ["Strategic Planning","Compensation"] | 2026 |
