| MOORHEAD, Minn. -- American Crystal Sugar Co. Dec. 11
announced a new vice president for agriculture and several other top
posts. David Berg has been named vice president of agriculture, Tom Astrup
has been named vice president of administration, Brian Ingulsrud has been
named corporate controller and Randy Johnson as director of human
resources.
Berg replaces Jim Dudley, who resigned at the end of October to take a
post with C&H Sugar Co. in California. The appointment was made by the
board of directors at its annual reorganization meeting Dec. 8 in Fargo,
N.D. Berg, 46, holds a bachelor's degree in mass communications from the
University of Minnesota Moorhead and a master's in agricultural economics
from North Dakota State University in Fargo. With 13 years of management
tenure at American Crystal, he most recently was vice president of
administration. In addition to promotions to vice president of business
development in 1996 and vice president of strategic planning in 1994, Berg
has held various positions within the economic research, marketing and
analysis areas of the company. He lives in Fargo with his wife, Becky, and
three children.
Astrup, 32, a certified public accountant with a bachelor's degree in
accounting from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, previously
was the cooperative's corporate controller. His has been controller with
Midwest Agri-Commodities, corporate accountant for American Crystal and
corporate accountant for ProGold L.L.C. He also was a staff accountant for
Arthur Andersen L.L.P. in Minneapolis. He lives in Fargo with his wife,
Stephanie, and one daughter.
Ingulsrud, 37, holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from UND and an
MBA from the University of Minnesota. He most recently was director of
agricultural strategy. He joined the company in 1990 as a financial
analyst, and has held the positions of financial planning supervisor,
financial planning manager and treasurer. He is a Fargo resident with his
wife, Annette, and three sons.
Johnson, 37, has a bachelor's degree in agricultural business from
North Dakota State University. In 1997, he joined American Crystal as
training and organizational development manager. He most recently was the
co-op's director of training and compensation. Previous experience
includes 12 in management with Novartis. He lives in West Fargo, N.D.,
with his wife, Marilee, and three sons. |