Tessa Ritter, who is stakeholder relations manager with Viterra, has been elected chair of the Canola Council of Canada’s board of directors.
Board elections were held yesterday at the council’s annual general meeting, CCC said in a news release today.
Ritter takes over from Jennifer Marchand, who completed a two-year term as chair but remains as a director on the board.
Chris Anderson of DL Seeds and Tyler Groeneveld of Corteva Agriscience also joined the board. Outgoing members were David Kelner and Ryan McCann.
The CCC board for 2024 to 2025 is:
- Charles Fossay, Manitoba Canola Growers Association
- Justin Nanninga, Alberta Canola Producers Commission
- Dean Roberts, Canadian Canola Growers Association
- Ed Schafer, SaskCanola
- Ryan Law, Bunge
- Tracy Lussier, Louis Dreyfus Company
- Jeff Pleskach, Cargill Ltd.
- Kevin Wright, Archer Daniels Midlands Company
- Jarrett Beatty, Parrish & Heimbecker
- Jennifer Marchand, Cargill Ltd.
- Tessa Ritter, Viterra
- Trevor Veenendall, G3 Canada Ltd.
- Chris Anderson, DL Seeds
- Tyler Groeneveld, Corteva Agriscience
- Garth Hodges, BASF
