AgGateway Board of Directors, Steering Committees Announced

ARLINGTON, VA USA [17 November 2025] At the 2025 Annual Meeting and Conference, AgGateway officially announced the newly elected and continuing members of the 2026 Board of Directors, as well as the Steering Committees for each of the three regions. Directors serve an elected two-year term, while Steering Committee members are appointed volunteers.

“I always say that involved membership is what drives progress and achievement for the organization, and we appreciate the extraordinary contributions of individuals who volunteer to serve on our Board and Steering Committees,” says Brent Kemp, President and CEO.

Jacob Crow of GROWMARK, Inc. was elected Chair of the Board of Directors, succeeding Karen Oerter of Land O’Lakes, Inc. Oerter will continue to serve the group as Immediate Past Chair.

The entire 2026 Board of Directors is as follows:
Jacob Crow | GROWMARK, Chair
Karen Oerter |Land O’Lakes, Immediate Past Chair
Marcelo Abreu | Venturus
Flávio Barros | TELUS
Lori Bishop | J.R. Simplot
Scott Charbo | Novus Ag
Jeff Griffeth | Keystone Cooperative
Phil Kubesh | Vita Plus
Patricia Perez | Lexagri
Klaus-Herbert Rolf | 365 Farmnet
Brent Kemp | AgGateway President and CEO

“I’m really looking forward to working with Jacob as we kick off the new year and work to execute the new five-year strategic plan,” says Kemp. “Karen was an outstanding board chair this year and will be of tremendous service and counsel as the immediate past president.”

The 2026 Steering Committees are as follows:

Europe Region
Klaus-Herbert Rolf | CLAAS
Patricia Perez | Lexagri
Johannes Sonnen | DKE-Data GmbH
Gilles Begue | SMAG
Marie Beuret | Agro EDI Europe
Nicolas Hummel | VDMA EV
Conny Graumans, Regional Director

Latin America Region
Flávio Barros | TELUS
Stanley Oliveira | EMBRAPA
Fábio Pereira | Alagro Tecnologia
André Pregnaca | Alagro Tecnologia
José Loyola, Regional Director

North America Region
Stephanie Frazier | Corteva
Joe Gifford | Syngenta
Jason Kapanke | CHS, Inc.
Mike Kuhn | Nutrien
Julie Mathey | GROWMARK
Scott Nieman | Land O’Lakes
Trisha Rentschler | Kahler Automation
Tracy Soper | Keystone Cooperative
Mary Tangen | Greenstone Systems
Jeremy Wilson, Regional Director

About AgGateway
AgGateway is a global, non-profit organization with the mission to develop the resources and relationships that drive digital connectivity in global agriculture and related industries. Learn more at www.aggateway.org.