Ardent Mills, the premier flour-milling and ingredient company, recently named industry veteran Troy Anderson as Vice President of Operations. Anderson served as the Senior Director of Operations since 2014. Previously, he was with Cargill in a variety of roles since 1992. Troy has taken over for Brad Allen, who retired as VP of Operations in May 2019.
Troy Anderson
“We are making significant changes to our leadership team in order to position Ardent Mills to deliver on our strategic growth plan,” said Dan Dye, CEO of Ardent Mills. “Brad was instrumental in building a solid operations team. With his retirement, we wanted to bring in a new leader that understood our past, and also understands our long-term vision. Troy is that person. He is a significant driver in aligning our critical operations structure with the rest of the organization.”
Anderson is committed to centering operations on the people-focused pillar of Ardent Mills. He is changing the structure of operations to intentionally align similar mills (in size and configuration) to share best practices and team up for customer success. Anderson received his Bachelor of Science in Milling Science and Management – Operations from Kansas State University.