Business Leaders

[GeauxSioux]

He's sharing that slice

Nyga rd was born in Helsinki, Finland, in 1943, and came to Canada in 1952 with his parents Eeli and Hilkka. They worked in a bakery and later moved to Winnipeg.

Nygard, who graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1964, bought into a garment manufacturing company in 1967 with $8,000 he borrowed and his life savings. A few years later, he owned the company.

Last year, Nygard was listed in 70th place with a net worth of $817 million in Canadian Business magazine's annual Rich 100 list. He was inducted into the North Dakota Entrepreneur Hall of Fame in 2004.

And it's the clothes that Nygard produces, under the banners Alia, Bianca and Tanjay, that are helping charitable organizations that assist women in shelters, with cancer, in crisis, and to get a job.

It's part of Nygard's and his company's goal of donating $500,000 worth of clothing annually to women across the country through his company's Nygard for Life charitable program.

[GeauxSioux]

Cargill Aligns Leadership to Support Growth

Emery Koenig is taking a new leadership role at Cargill

Emery N. Koenig has served as leader of the Cargill Agricultural Supply Chain Platform since April 2006 and leader of the Cargill Energy, Transportation and Industrial Platform since June 2007. Koenig served as corporate vice president at Cargill from June 2007 to May 2010 and as business unit leader for Cargill's World Trading Unit from 1999 until April 2006. Since joining Cargill in 1978, Koenig has had 14 years of agricultural commodity trading and managerial experience in various locations in the United States and 19 years of experience in the international commodity trading and risk management arena. Koenig currently serves as chairman of Black River Asset Management, an independently managed subsidiary of Cargill. He was elected to the Cargill Board of Directors in 2010. He holds a business management degree from the University of North Dakota.

Some of you old time UND hoops fans may remember Koenig, He played for the Sioux back in the late 70's.

[Rick]

"Today's changes will better prepare Cargill and our leadership team for the opportunities that lie ahead. We have successfully navigated a period of global economic challenge and now our focus is on growth, particularly in the world's fastest growing economies," said Cargill Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Page. "As we invest in the future, we talk about creating a balanced, diverse and resilient Cargill. These individuals in their new roles will help lead us in this effort."

Greg Page is also a UND Business School grad, been very involved with the alumni association and has been very generous in giving back to the Business School.

http://www.undalumni.org/Page.aspx?pid=1631