Green Plains Inc. announced that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) has unanimously approved changes to the Board’s leadership structure. The Board has appointed Jim Anderson to the newly-created role of Lead Independent Director. In this role, Mr. Anderson will be responsible for leading meetings of the independent directors, presiding at meetings of the Board at which the Chairman is not present and reviewing and providing input on Board agendas and materials in advance of Board meetings. The Lead Independent Director will also have the authority to call meetings of the independent directors. Mr. Anderson has served on the Board since 2008 and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Molycop and previously held various executive roles at United Malt Holdings, The Gavilon Group, LLC and ConAgra Foods Inc. As part of these Board leadership changes, the Board has eliminated the position of Vice Chair. Alain Treuer, the current Vice Chair, will continue as an independent director.