CHS : names San Miguel vice president, risk management...

INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Aug. 3, 2016/PRNewswire/ -- CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP), the nation's leading farmer-owned cooperative and a global energy, grains and foods business, has appointed Manuel (Manny) San Miguelto the newly created position of vice president, risk management services. In this new role, San Miguel will oversee CHS Hedging, the company's commodity brokerage subsidiary, as well as CHS Insurance, its full-service insurance agency subsidiary.

'When we ask our owners what keeps them up at night, the number one answer time and time again is managing their risk,' said Lisa Zell, executive vice president, CHS Business Solutions. 'We realized we have a unique opportunity to create a truly aligned risk management organization on their behalf - and this is our first step.

'Manny is a proven leader and we're excited about the insight and experience he'll bring to this new role as we build out a full view of what our customers need in risk management,' she added.

With a strong background in management and operations, San Miguel has been with CHS since 2011 as vice president of enterprise strategy and planning. He was responsible for establishing corporate development, long-term enterprise strategy, and financial planning and analysis processes for all CHS business operations. San Miguel also led the recent business transformation project that integrated a new process and systems platform designed to serve CHS owners and customers well into the future. He currently serves on the board of governors for CHS Capital, the company's financing subsidiary.

San Miguel began his career as an auditor for Arthur Andersen LLP. He is a graduate of Inter-American Universityin San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he was born. He holds a double bachelor's degree in accounting and marketing, and is also a certified public accountant.

CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com) is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy, grains and foods, CHS is committed to helping its customers, farmer-owners and other stakeholders grow their businesses through its domestic and global operations. CHS, a Fortune 100 company, supplies energy, crop nutrients, grain marketing services, animal feed, food and food ingredients, along with business solutions including insurance, financial and risk management services. The company operates petroleum refineries/pipelines and manufactures, markets and distributes Cenex brand refined fuels, lubricants, propane and renewable energy products.

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