GEAPS Announces New Leadership
Bob Horvat is Board President
With a new fiscal year comes new leadership. With great pleasure, GEAPS announces Bob Horvat will serve as GEAPS’ board president. Horvat, a member of GEAPS since 2010, is the manufacturing technology lead and engineer at Cargill, Inc. in Wayzata, MN.
“Throughout my career, I’ve seen firsthand the value GEAPS brings to individuals and companies alike,” said Horvat. “I look forward to working with our dedicated members, volunteers and staff to grow the organization, strengthen our educational programs, and build an even more connected community across the grain handling and processing industries.”
Austin Carpenter to serve as Board Chairman
Austin Carpenter, who served as GEAPS president for the past year, now assumes the role of Chairman of the Board. Carpenter is a sales manager for Clear Creek & Associates, Inc. in Goshen, IN. He is the first GEAPS Associate member to hold the president title on the International Board of Directors.
“Serving as GEAPS’ president this past year has been an incredibly fulfilling experience. I’m proud of the momentum we’ve built, especially around educational growth, increased chapter engagement, and a renewed focus on facility memberships,” said Carpenter. “Watching our organization evolve, launch programs like NextGen Path, and hit record attendance back-to-back years at Exchange has shown how strong and forward-thinking GEAPS has become. Strategic education planning brought tremendous value to chapter events, leading to an uptick in attendance this year. Membership continues to climb as well, meaning more folks have access to the great resources GEAPS has to offer. It’s been an honor to be part of that progress.”
GEAPS International Board of Directors
Jon Brown of MKC, was elected to the office of International second vice president. As he succeeds to this role, Adam Geers of Michigan Agricultural Commodities will be appointed to fill the director vacancy left.
Others elected to the board include Scott Biel of MKC, Sean Farrell of The Delong Company, Charlie Hurburgh of Iowa State University, Danny Lien of Ag Processing Inc., Bob Reis of Electro-Sensors, Inc., Matthew Schmitt of Keen Project Solutions, and Chad Wolf of Mass Flow Sourcing.
GEAPS encourages all members to get involved with the organization through volunteer opportunities. See the whole list of GEAPS Board of Directors by clicking the button below.
About GEAPS
The Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) is an international association of grain handling and processing professionals. GEAPS provides its members opportunities for networking, training and education, and access to a global marketplace of industry suppliers. The collaborative effort between GEAPS and its multimedia company GEAPS Media Group (GMG) expands reach in the industry and adds resources for members. GEAPS’ global network includes over 3,500 individual members from approximately 1,000 companies. Join our network today!
Contact:
Kari Tusler
Communications Manager
kari@geaps.com
763-647-5372
