Green Plains Inc. announced that Wayne Hoovestol, long-time chairman of its board of directors (the board) will retire at the end of his current term at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, May 9, 2023. Hoovestol has served as a director on the Board since 2006 and Chairman since 2008. With Hoovestol's retirement, the Board will be reduced from nine to eight directors, completing the board refreshment initiative announced in 2021, and will elect a new Chairperson following the Annual Meeting.

Hoovestol served as Green Plains' Chief Operating Officer from January 2007 to February 2007, CEO from February 2007 to December 2008 and Chief Strategy Officer from March 2009 to November 2009. In 1978, he founded Hoovestol Inc. that now operates as 10 Roads Express.