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Beth E. Ford is an American businessperson. Ford is most notable for being the CEO of Land O'Lakes, an American agricultural cooperative which she assumed leadership of in 2018. She is the first openly gay female CEO of an American Fortune 500 company.
Beth Ford, the kid from Iowa who grew up to lead Land O'Lakes as the first openly gay CEO in America, has been named to TIME100′s coveted list of 100 most influential people in the world. Ford ...
At the helm of Land O’Lakes is Beth Ford, the first woman to lead the $19 billion Arden Hills, Minnesota, cooperative, which has 9,000 employees and 2,809 member-owners.
Ford, who became the first openly gay female CEO of a Fortune 500 company when she took over Land O’Lakes in 2018, is No. 26 on this year’s list of the Most Powerful Women in business.
In August 2012, Land O'Lakes purchased refrigerated desserts manufacturer Kozy Shack Enterprises for an undisclosed sum. [14] [15] In June 2016, Land O'Lakes acquired the Thousand Oaks, California-based biofuels firm Ceres, Inc. [16] In July 2018, Land O'Lakes named Beth Ford as its first female CEO. Ford's role became effective August 1.
Land O'Lakes and its farmer-owners may be benefiting. Price increases helped the Arden Hills-based cooperative earn a $254 million profit and return $175 million of that to owners in 2023, a boost ...
CEO Company Fortune 500 rank Start date Karen S. Lynch: CVS Health: 6: February 1, 2021: Mary T. Barra: General Motors: 19: January 1, 2014: Gail K. Boudreaux ...
Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford speaks with Yahoo Finance reporter Alexis Christoforous on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the farming and agricultural industries, and how the company is ...