EDWARDSVILLE — Prairie Farms Dairy will have a new CEO with the coming new year.
Current chief executive Ed Mullins will step down effective Jan. 1; Matt McClelland, currently the senior vice president of sales, will replace him.
A company release said Mullins, a 40-year employee, will take on a new role as senior executive officer and remain involved in day-to-day operations.
"Ed and Matt have a combined 70 years of service, and we are proud of their exceptional leadership," said Tony Graves, Prairie Farms' Board President. "As they assume their new roles, the Board has great confidence in their expertise to lead our cooperative into the next phase of growth."
Prairie Farms calls itself one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the Midwest and South, with a distribution footprint covering roughly of the third of the country. It touts 8,100 employees and annual sales of more than $3 billion.