Scoular Promotes Six Grain Division Leaders
The agribusiness named Ron Bingham, TJ Mandl, Matt O'Hern, Billy Shortal, Melissa Norem and Derek Spears to new roles within its grain division.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in People
Scoular announced on Sept. 25 that it promoted six leaders within its grain division. Ron Bingham serves as senior vice president and grain division general manager, with TJ Mandl, Matt O'Hern and Billy Shortal named regional general managers for the South, East and North.
Why it matters
The promotions reshape leadership across the division's trade, operations and origination functions, which account for much of how the company moves grain. Scoular is an employee-owned, $7 billion agribusiness headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.
Six leaders were promoted within the grain division, which operates within a company the extraction describes as a $7 billion agribusiness. Three of the promotions cover trade, operations and origination, while the other three focus on business development, asset utilization, grower programs and sustainability.
The players
Scoular
Scoular is an employee-owned agribusiness headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, with a reported $7 billion in size, serving grain markets across the United States.
Ron Bingham
Ron Bingham is Scoular's senior vice president and general manager of its grain division, leading the unit whose leadership was reshuffled in the announcement.
The details
Three of the six leaders oversee trade, operations and origination for the division, while the remaining three focus on business development, asset utilization, grower programs and sustainability. Melissa Norem is director of strategic projects, Derek Spears is director of grain operations, and Beth Stebbins is director of sustainability and producer strategy.
Timeline
Sept. 25: Scoular announced the promotion of six grain division leaders.
2021: Billy Shortal joined Scoular when it added the Eastern Rail trade team.
2023: Beth Stebbins began sustainability work at Scoular.
Market Landscape
Scoular's 2021 addition of the Eastern Rail trade team, which brought Billy Shortal into the company, signaled growth in its trade operations. The September promotions extend that expansion by placing leaders over trade, operations and origination in the grain division.
The reshuffled leadership could affect the grain division's trade, operations and origination decisions that shape how Scoular buys and moves crops. Producers and grain buyers working with the division may see changes in their regional points of contact.
The takeaway
Leadership changes at a large grain company often ripple through regional buying and sustainability programs, so readers tracking agribusiness should watch how these new roles shape producer relationships. The division's mix of operational and growth-focused leaders suggests a balance between day-to-day grain flow and long-term sourcing strategy.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by High Plains Journal.
