Green Plains names Chris Osowski CEO

Green Plains (GPRE) announced the appointment of Chris Osowski as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, effective immediately. Osowski most recently served as Executive Vice President, Operations and Technology of the Company since January 2022 and has been a member of the company’s Executive Committee since March 2025. “Chris has the right combination of leadership, operational depth, and industry experience to lead Green Plains into its next chapter,” said Jim Anderson, Chairman of the Board. “As we considered several highly qualified candidates, we focused on finding a leader who could accelerate our safety-first, measurement-driven culture of operational excellence. Chris stood out as the right choice to carry that agenda forward.”