BRIAN G. ROTHWELL - President
Member of the Governance, Audit, Compensation, Employee Relations and Long Range Planning Committees
Brian G. Rothwell, President of Bay State Milling Company, became actively involved in the Company in 1975. Mr. Rothwell has held a variety of positions in sales and administration before he became Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 1985. In 1987, he was named President and elected to the Board of Directors. Mr. Rothwell is the fourth member of his family to lead the firm. He graduated from Boston College in 1973 and received his MBA from Columbia University in 1981. Mr. Rothwell serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees at Regis College located in Weston, Massachusetts.
JOHN I. HILLMAN - Senior Executive Vice President
Administrator of the Employee Relations Committee and Management Member of the Audit, Employee Relations, and Long Range Planning Committees.
John I. Hillman has held a variety of positions since joining Bay State Milling in 1978 including Controller, Company Secretary, General Manager, Senior Vice President of Operations and Executive Vice President. Mr. Hillman also serves as the President of Rocky Mountain Milling, a joint venture of which Bay State Milling is the managing partner. Before joining Bay State Milling, he worked as the Financial Director for a large footwear company. Mr. Hillman maintains involvement in a variety of industry associations and organizations including the American Association of Cereal Chemists, the American Institute of Baking, and the North American Millers Association. He attended Leeds University and Leeds College of Commerce in Yorkshire, England, where he attained a B.A. in Accounting, together with the equivalent of the U.S. CPA qualification.
PETER F. LEVANGIE - Executive Vice President of Revenue and Strategic Planning
Administrator of the Corporate Technology and Long Range Planning Committees.
As Executive Vice President of Revenue and Strategic Planning, Peter F. Levangie is responsible for all activities related to the Company’s top line performance and long range planning. Mr. Levangie oversees the Sales, Marketing, Product Development and Strategic Planning Departments. Mr. Levangie joined Bay State Milling in 2004 as the Vice President of Strategic Planning. Before coming to the Company, he was Chief Operating Officer of EFS Network, the supply chain solutions network for the foodservice industry, which he helped found in 2000. He began his career with Cargill and held various merchandising and general management positions. Mr. Levangie graduated from Dartmouth College in 1991 and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1997.
JAMES D. WILMES - Executive Vice President of Operations
Management Member of the Audit, Employee Relations, and Long Range Planning Committees.
As Executive Vice President of Operations, James D. Wilmes is responsible for all the activities related to the operations of Bay State Milling Company. Mr. Wilmes oversees the Manufacturing, Grain Origination, Commodity Risk Management, Logistics, Quality Assurance Departments, and Coproduct Marketing Departments. Mr. Wilmes has over thirty years of industry experience, of which twenty-five have been with Bay State Milling. Before being named to his current position, he served as Vice President of Grain Operations. Mr. Wilmes is a Member of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange and is active in committees of the North American Millers Association and the National Grain and Feed Association. Mr. Wilmes graduated from St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN in 1973 with a BA in Economics. He did graduate work in Agricultural Economics at Montana State University and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2005.
WILLIAM G. QUIGLEY - Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary
Administrator of the Benefits Committee and Management Member of the Audit, Employee Relations and Long Range Planning Committees.
As Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, William G. Quigley is responsible for the Treasury, Accounting, Information Technology and Human Resources Departments at Bay State Milling. Mr. Quigley joined Bay State Milling in 1989 as the CFO. He started his career in 1973 at Touche Ross & Company, the predecessor firm to Deloitte & Touche. From 1985 until 1989, he served as the Director of Finance and Operations at a major Boston law firm. Mr. Quigley is a member of the Board of the Economic Education Foundation, the Regis College Board of Trustees and the Advisory Board of the Accounting Department at Suffolk University School of Management. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame in 1973 and his CPA in 1974.
DANIEL E. PORTLEY - Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Management Member of the Long Range Planning Committee.
As Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Daniel E. Portley has direct responsibility for Bay State Milling’s Sales and Marketing team. He joined the Company in 1992 as the Director of Sales at the Clifton, NJ facility. Before coming to Bay State Milling, Mr. Portley started his career in the food industry at the Peavey Company in 1970, where he held a variety of sales and sales management positions within their grain-based food product lines. After Peavey sold to Con Agra in 1983, Mr. Portley worked for Cacao Barry Chocolate Co. where he established the distribution of a gourmet line of French Chocolate Covertures.
LEO M. O’BRIEN - Controller
Administrator of the Audit Committee.
As Controller, Leo M. O’Brien has responsibility for the entire Accounting Department at Bay State Milling. Mr. O’Brien has worked at the Company since 1987. Before joining Bay State Milling, he spent seven years in public accounting. He is a member of the American Institute of CPA’s and the Massachusetts Society of CPA’s. Mr. O’Brien earned his B.A. in Humanities from Boston State College in 1976, his MBA with High Distinction from Babson College in 1981, and his Masters of Science in Taxation from Bentley College in 1991.
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