Benson Hill Announces Chief Financial Officer Transition
14 2월 2024 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Life sciences veteran Susan Keefe appointed CFO
effective March 29, 2024
Benson Hill, Inc. (NYSE: BHIL), an ag tech company unlocking the
natural genetic diversity of plants, today announced that Susan
Keefe has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective March
29, 2024. Keefe succeeds Dean Freeman, who is leaving the company
to pursue other opportunities. Freeman will continue to serve in
the role through March 29, 2024, to ensure a smooth transition of
responsibilities.
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Benson Hill, Inc. (NYSE: BHIL), an ag
tech company unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants,
today announced that Susan Keefe has been appointed Chief Financial
Officer, effective March 29, 2024. Keefe is a seasoned enterprise
leader with deep life sciences and biotechnology industry
experience in both public and private companies. (Photo: Business
Wire)
Keefe is a seasoned enterprise leader with deep life sciences
and biotechnology industry experience in both public and private
companies. Most recently, she served as Chief Financial Officer of
GreenLight Biosciences, a biotech and ag tech company specializing
in RNA-based solutions for agriculture and human health
applications.
“Susan brings a depth of financial acumen to Benson Hill that
will be crucial in reshaping the organization during our transition
to an asset-light partnership model,” said Deanie Elsner, Chief
Executive Officer of Benson Hill. “Having an executive with Susan’s
diverse experience will prove invaluable as we seek to improve our
financial profile and unlock the full value of our differentiated
and advantaged genetics. She’s uniquely capable for the next leg of
our journey, and I look forward to working with her to deliver
value to Benson Hill shareholders.”
“I’d also like to thank Dean Freeman for his dedication and
service to Benson Hill,” added Elsner. “Over the course of the past
two years, Dean has been a valued member of the leadership team,
and we wish him the best in his next chapter.”
About Susan Keefe
Prior to joining GreenLight Biosciences, Keefe served as Chief
Financial Officer, Vice President Finance of Danforth Advisors from
2018 to 2019, and previously as Vice President, Finance and
Administration and Corporate Treasurer of Aushon Biosystems from
2013 to 2018. Earlier in her career, Keefe held a variety of
financial leadership positions across several organizations,
including SeraCare Life Sciences, The Proctor & Gamble Company,
and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Keefe holds an MBA in Strategic
Management, Marketing, Finance and Entrepreneurship from The
University of Chicago, Booth Graduate School of Business, and a
Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of
Iowa.
About Benson Hill
Benson Hill moves food forward with the CropOS® platform, a
cutting-edge food innovation engine that combines data science and
machine learning with biology and genetics. Benson Hill empowers
innovators to unlock nature’s genetic diversity from plant to
plate, with the purpose of creating nutritious, great-tasting food
and ingredient options that are both widely accessible and
sustainable. More information can be found at bensonhill.com
or on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @bensonhillinc.
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forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
include, among other things, statements regarding our management
strategy and our plans for growth; statements regarding our planned
transition of the Company’s chief financial officer role and the
anticipated benefits associated therewith; statements regarding
expectations relating to future performance, the Company’s outlook,
and execution of the Company’s business plan; and statements
regarding the Company’s current expectations and assumptions
regarding the industries and markets in which it operates,
including its transition to an asset-light business model to serve
broadacre animal feed markets. Factors that may cause actual
results to differ materially from current expectations and guidance
include, but are not limited to: risks associated with the
Company’s execution of its executive leadership transition and the
Company’s ability to successfully organizational changes,
including, among others, risks relating to maintaining key
employee, customer, partner and vendor relationships; risks
associated with the Company’s ability to grow and achieve growth
profitably, including continued access to the capital resources
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