Stan Ryan, president and CEO of Darigold, to retire March 31
Joe Coote promoted to CEO through planned succession.
Darigold Inc. announced that President and CEO Stan Ryan will retire at the end of the co-op’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, after leading the global dairy company for six years. Under the company’s succession plan, Joe Coote, who currently serves as president of Darigold’s Global Ingredients Division, was promoted to CEO of the 104-year-old Seattle-based dairy co-op, one of the largest privately held businesses in the Pacific Northwest.
“Stan has been a game-changing and transformative leader at Darigold,” said Allan Huttema, chairman of Darigold’s board of directors. “Under his leadership, our co-op significantly improved its performance, advanced its modernization and growth, re-established its brand and customer franchise, initiated the largest capital investments in our history to solidify the co-op, and built and strengthened internal teams to make Darigold a more formidable competitor at home and on the global stage.