CHS Inc., Inver Grove Heights, Minn., has named Chris Cairo as vice president for the Eastern Region of its Country Operations division, effective June 1. In addition to overseeing producer board relationships and operations of current business units in the region, CHS said Cairo will lead efforts to uncover new growth and partnership opportunities across the territory.
Cairo joined CHS last October as general manager for the Rochester-based CHS retail unit. He has more than three decades of experience in ag and related industries, much of it in leadership roles directing complex businesses and guiding employee teams through growth and change. He started his career in the trading trainee program at Continental Grain and spent some 20 years with that company, including time as general manager with Temco, a CHS joint venture business.