Brad Drake became GROWMARK's EVP, Chief Operating Officer on January 2, 2025, overseeing GROWMARK's wholesale business, logistics, and marketing functions. He began his career with GROWMARK in 2008 as a senior internal auditor and moved to MID-CO COMMODITIES in 2009 as the compliance and operations manager. In 2013, he was named crop protection business manager. In 2015, he joined GROWMARK's SAP implementation team, leading the commodity management, order-to-cash, and procure-to-pay teams, as well as acting as liaison to the agronomy business unit. In 2018, Brad was named director of Financial Analysis and assistant treasurer, and in 2020 became GROWMARK's Controller. He was named GROWMARK's EVP, Chief Financial Officer on March 16, 2022. Brad holds a degree in business with a concentration in accounting and management from Trinity International University and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Illinois State University. In addition, he is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management Accountant. Brad and his wife, Kari, have two children and reside in Bloomington, IL.