Executive Leadership
The MGP Executive Leadership Team is comprised of the Company’s top management. The Team’s purpose is to collectively review and analyze business performance on a regularly scheduled basis, while also developing and measuring the progress of major initiatives in alignment with both short-term and long-term strategic objectives.
Tim Newkirk, President & Chief Executive Officer
Tim Newkirk has served as President of MGP since October 2006 and as Chief Executive Officer since March 2008. He also previously served as Chief Operating Officer from March 2006 to March 2008. He began his career with MGP in 1991, serving initially as a Distillery Shift Manager and later as a Process Engineer, Project Engineer and Quality Control Manager at the Company’s Atchison plant. He was promoted to Manager of the Company’s former Pekin, Illinois, plant in...
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Don Tracy, Vice President of Finance & Chief Financial Officer
Don Tracy has served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of MGP since November 2009. Mr. Tracy’s business career spans over 30 years, more than half of which has been spent in senior level financial and executive management positions. From 2006 until joining MGP, he served as Chief Financial Officer at Emery Oleochemicals, a global chemical manufacturer, and was based in Cincinnati. Prior to his position at Emery Oleochemicals, Mr. Tracy served as...
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Randy Schrick, Vice President of Engineering
Randy Schrick has served as Vice President of Engineering for MGP since June 2009. He also served as President of the Company’s joint venture operation in Pekin, Illinois, Illinois Corn Processing, LLC from November 2009 to December 2011. Previously, Mr. Schrick was Corporate Director of Distillery Products Manufacturing from June 2008 to June 2009 and was Vice President, Manufacturing and Engineering from July 2002 to June 2008. He served as Vice President - Operations...
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Don Coffey, Ph.D., Vice President of Research, Development & Innovation
Don Coffey, Ph.D., has served as Vice President of Research, Development and Innovation since March 2010. He had previously served the dual role of Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Research and Development since June 2009. Prior to that, he had been Executive Vice President of the Company’s Ingredient Solutions segment since November 2008. He joined the company as Vice President of Innovation in July 2007. Dr. Coffey previously spent 22 years in...
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Scott Phillips, Vice President of Supply Chain Operations
Scott Phillips has served as Vice President of Supply Chain Operations since 2009. Previously, he was Corporate Director of Manufacturing for the Company’s ingredient solutions business segment since June 2008. Mr. Phillips joined MGP, Inc. as General Manager of Extrusion Technology in 2007. Prior to that, he spent 17 years in plant supervisory and management positions with General Mills, Inc. Mr. Phillips earned his bachelor’s degree in milling science and management...
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Dave Rindom, Vice President of Human Resources
Dave Rindom has served as Vice President, Human Resources since June 2000. Previously, Mr. Rindom was Corporate Director of Human Relations since 1992. Prior to that, he was Personnel Director since 1988, and Assistant Personnel Director since 1984. Mr. Rindom joined MGP as a distillery operator in 1980. Mr. Rindom received his bachelor of science degree in business administration from Benedictine College in 1978.
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Ody Maningat, Ph.D., Vice President of Applications Technology & Technical Services
Clodualdo “Ody” Maningat, Ph.D., is recognized as one of the nation’s leading experts in starch and protein science. As Vice President of Applications Technology and Technical Services at MGP, he performs an essential role in the development of specialty wheat starches and proteins that uniquely add value to consumer packaged foods and beverages, as well as industrial goods. Applying his wealth of knowledge and expertise, along with a highly collaborative approach, he works ...
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David Dykstra, Vice President of Alcohol Sales & Marketing
David Dykstra has served as Vice President of Alcohol Sales and Marketing at MGP since November 2009. He has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience and had most recently served as Industrial Alcohol Sales Manager at the Company since 2006. Mr. Dykstra attended Kansas State University, Manhattan, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing in 1987. He joined MGP the following year, eventually serving as Director of Sales for both beverage and...
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Mike Lasater, Vice President of Ingredients Sales and Marketing
Mike Lasater has served as Vice President of Ingredients Sales and Marketing since June 2012. He has over 20 years of sales and marketing experience and had most recently served as National Sales Director at the Company since 2010. Mr. Lasater attended Emporia State University, Kansas, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business management in 1992. He joined MGP the following year, serving as a Territorial Sales Manager in the Company’s former wheat...
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