What Happened?
Saint Paul, MN-based Land O'Lakes appointed Loren Heeringa to Chief Human Resources Officer.
About the Company
Land O`Lakes, Inc. is one of America`s premiere member-owned cooperatives. We offer local cooperatives and agricultural producers across the nation an extensive line of agricultural supplies, as well as state-of-the-art production and business services. We also are a leading marketer of dairy-based food products for consumers, foodservice professionals and food manufacturers. While a career with Land O`Lakes connects you to some of the most trusted and loved brands in America, you`re actually becoming part of something bigger. Today, with more than 9,000 employees, we are the second largest cooperative in the nation and reached $14 billion in sales in 2012. We do business in all 50 states and more than 60 countries, which allows us to share our industry-leading agricultural solutions with people around the world.
About the Person
Loren Heeringa became Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer in January 2012. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Heeringa has 30 years of Human Resources and change management experience in multiple companies and industries. Since joining Land O’Lakes in 2004, he has also been Vice President Human Resources for Land O’Lakes Businesses and Director of Human Resources for Dairy Foods. Prior to Land O’Lakes, Heeringa was Vice President of Human Resources at Honeywell International and Vice President of Human Resources at the University of St. Thomas. Heeringa has a B.A. in Psychology from Hamline University and completed coursework for a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the University of Minnesota.
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