Executive Bio
Ms. Shirley E. Cunningham has been Executive Vice President of Ag Business and Enterprise Strategy at CHS, Inc. since June 8, 2017. Ms. Cunningham served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ag Business & Enterprise Strategy at CHS, Inc. since September 1, 2014 until June 8, 2017 and serves as a Member of the Senior Leadership Team at CHS, Inc., USA. She served as an Executive Vice President of Enterprise Strategy at CHS, Inc. from April 22, 2013 to September 1, 2014. Prior to joining CHS, Inc. in 2013, she served as the Chief Information Officer for Monsanto Company. She was responsible for developing and executing Monsanto's quality oils strategy. Along with broad business expertise, she has extensive global experience, led Europe, Middle East and Africa IT operations for Monsanto. She served leadership positions with several companies in the United Kingdom. She has been a Director of Kemira Oyj since March 24, 2017. She has been an Independent Director of Gildan Activewear Inc. since May 04, 2017. She serves as a Director of Ardent Mills, LLC, Ventura Foods, LLC and TEMCO, LLC. She serves on several boards including Washington University School of Engineering, the AT & T advisory board and the St. Louis children's museum, The Magic House. Ms. Cunningham has more than 25 years' experience in information technology and business management including leading global IT operations, acquisitions, IT research and development, strategic planning and enterprise initiatives. Ms. Cunningham holds a Master's of Business Administration Degree from Washington University, St. Louis, Mo in 1994.