OMAHA, NE- The Board of Directors of The Scoular Company announces the election of Robert Ludington to the position of Chief Operating Officer effective March 1, 2007.  Previously a Senior Vice President and general manager of Scoular’s Processor Markets Division, Mr. Ludington is now responsible for Scoular’s operating businesses.  The Scoular Company also announces the appointment of Steve Dunn, John Messerich and Jim Konz as Vice Presidents, effective June 1.

As of the start of Scoular’s 2008 fiscal year on June 1, the company’s operating businesses have been newly aligned into five principal groups.  These operating business groups were formed to bring Scoular businesses closer to their specific market segments and accelerate response time in rapidly changing market conditions.   Mr. Ludington, together with the general managers of these five groups, will constitute the operating management team for Scoular. The five general managers include newly named VP’s Dunn and Messerich and previously named officers Chuck Elsea, Todd McQueen and Curt Engel.

Konz is promoted from his prior position as Director, Information Technology and will continue to provide general management of Scoular’s comprehensive internal offering of technology solutions.

Randal Linville, President and CEO, said, "On behalf of Scoular and our Board of Directors, I am very pleased to have Bob serving in this new role in our company.   Bob has been with Scoular for nearly 20 years, and his experience and thorough understanding of our operations within the agriculture market will allow him to help build upon our past success and increase synergy across the company.”

Linville added, “I also am pleased to announce the promotion of Steve, John and Jim to these new roles.  Scoular is a market-driven company, and we are at our best when we anticipate shifts in the market to identify and seize new opportunity.  These individuals demonstrate the leadership we need to continue to create solutions for our customers in specific segments of the agriculture market."

The Scoular Company is a century-old agribusiness company committed to buying, selling, storing, handling and transporting grain and other agricultural products for use in food, feed and renewable fuel markets worldwide.