Tennessee Farmers Cooperative (TFC) CEO Bart Krisle has announced his retirement, effective June 4, after a 38-year career with the cooperative, including the last 14 as CEO.
The Board of Directors has selected Shannon Huff, who has been TFC CFO since 2006, to replace Krisle. He has been with the cooperative more than 33 years. He is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Tennessee Technological University.
Kirk Fischer, TFC Internal Auditor, has been named to replace Huff as CFO. He first joined the cooperative in 2003. He is a certified public accountant and holds a master’s degree in accounting and a bachelor’s in business administration from Middle Tennessee State University.
Phillip Farmer was named Chief Operating Officer to replace Jim McWherter, who retired in October 2020 after a 47-year career with TFC. Farmer has served as TFC Chief Marketing Officer since January 2019 and has 25 years of experience. He has a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University.