Notice to the Membership
NAEGA BOARD ELECTIONS DURING ANNUAL MEETING
The North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) is pleased to present the 2025 Board of Directors. The election took place on March 10, 2025, as part of the organization’s Annual Meeting in Carlsbad, California. The Board will now play an integral role in the NAEGA mission to promote and sustain the reliability of commercial agricultural exports.
Board Chairman, Matt Hopkins, ADM, and Secretary, Augusto Bassanini, United Grain Corporation, were re-elected to serve another term. We welcome Ryan Caffrey, CHS Inc, as Board Vicechair. Matt Dvorak, The Andersons, and Dan Leyden, Toyota Tsusho America, Inc., joined as new members to the Board.
The members of the 2025 NAEGA Board of Directors are:
Matt Hopkins, Chairman
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Ryan Caffrey, Vice Chair
CHS Inc.
Steve Strong
Bunge
Carsten Bredin
Richardson International
Tyler Shultz
Cargill, Inc.
Dan McNeil
Louis Dreyfus Company
Augusto Bassanini, Secretary
United Grain Corporation
Jeff Wilson
Zen-Noh Grain Corporation
Munehide Sato
Mitsui & Co.
Kurt Haarmann
Columbia Grain International, LLC
Kevin LaGraize, Jr.
Southport Agencies
Jonathan Hobbs
The Russell Marine Group
Andy Baldwin
Cobank
Matt Dvorak
The Andersons
Dan Leyden
Toyota Tsusho America,
Should you have any questions, please contact us at info@naega.org.
