Benson Hill Appoints Chief Transformation Officer to Drive Company Evolution
10 Août 2023 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Benson Hill, Inc. (NYSE: BHIL, the “Company” or “Benson
Hill”), a food tech company unlocking the natural genetic diversity
of plants, announced today the appointment of Kimberly (Kim) Hurst
as its Chief Transformation Officer. This newly created role
underscores Benson Hill’s commitment to execute its long-term
strategic playbook with a focus on operations, commercial and
strategic initiatives.
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Benson Hill, Inc., announced today the
appointment of Kimberly (Kim) Hurst as its Chief Transformation
Officer. This newly created role underscores Benson Hill’s
commitment to execute its long-term strategic playbook with a focus
on operations, commercial and strategic initiatives. (Graphic:
Business Wire)
Since going public in September 2021, Benson Hill has
established customers and licensing partners in both the food and
aquaculture industries and demonstrated the value of its
seed-to-ingredient competitive advantage. In her new role Hurst
will lead cross-functional projects to drive efficiencies in the
business, direct companywide resourcing, and develop operational
strategies for achieving the Company’s financial objectives.
Hurst will also oversee the exploration of robust partnership
models that leverage the full power of the Company’s technology
platform, research and development pipeline, assets and
capabilities, and intellectual property portfolio while it propels
its strategy and evolution forward. Hurst will join the Benson Hill
Executive Leadership Team and will report directly to Deanie
Elsner, Interim CEO.
“Kim’s strategic insight and business development success within
Benson Hill made her a clear choice for this important position,”
Elsner said. “Unlocking the full potential of our technology,
particularly for large-acre livestock and international markets,
requires internal and external collaboration that maximizes
synergies of our assets and capabilities with the products and
processes of others. Kim’s deep financial acumen and extensive
experience across the agri-food value chain will serve us well in
this role.”
Hurst has extensive strategic, financial, operational, and
supply chain expertise in both the CPG and agribusiness sectors.
Prior to joining Benson Hill in 2020 as vice president of corporate
development, she served as senior vice president of long-term
planning at Post Holdings during its transformation into a
diversified food holdings company. She also served as senior
director of corporate financial planning & analysis and
business development, vice president of supply chain for the cereal
business, and held various leadership roles in integration and
international sales. Prior to Post, Hurst worked as director of
commodity procurement & risk management for Ralcorp after
serving as the regional director for the U.S. Grains Council in
Southeast Asia. She comes from a family of entrepreneurs and is the
co-founder of Finally! Foods.
“Since joining Benson Hill I’ve gained great appreciation for
the unique advantages we can bring to every vertical of the
agri-food value chain,” said Hurst. “Current and future market
challenges underscore the importance of innovative solutions, and I
look forward to exploring deeper collaborations that unlock value
creation and cost efficiency opportunities.”
About Benson Hill
Benson Hill moves food forward with the CropOS® platform, a
cutting-edge food innovation engine that combines data science and
machine learning with biology and genetics. Benson Hill empowers
innovators to unlock nature’s genetic diversity from plant to
plate, with the purpose of creating nutritious, great-tasting food
and ingredient options that are both widely accessible and
sustainable. More information can be found at bensonhill.com or on
Twitter at @bensonhillinc.
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