The Andersons Inc., Maumee, Ohio, on Jan. 12 announced the senior leadership of The Andersons Trade and Processing group, which is comprised of its Trade and Ethanol business segments. Scott Mills and Jim Pirolli have taken on expanded leadership roles as Senior Vice Presidents. Mills and Pirolli will report to Bill Krueger, President of The Andersons Trade and Processing group.
In his new role, Mills will oversee The Andersons’ Western Corn Belt, feed ingredients, and food and specialty operations. Mills started at Lansing Trade Group in 1997. During his time there, he served as Executive Vice President of Merchandising. He joined The Andersons as Senior Vice President of Trade when it acquired Lansing in 2019. Prior to Lansing, he worked for DeBruce Grain Inc. and before that, The Scoular Co.
Pirolli will continue to lead The Andersons’ ethanol business and will assume responsibility for Eastern grain, cross-country trading, and containerized exports. He joined The Andersons in 2017 as Vice President and General Manager of Ethanol and has led that business segment since 2019. Prior to The Andersons, he served as Vice President of Fuels for Kum & Go convenience stores and held various leadership roles with ADM.
These organizational changes are effective immediately.