United Producers, Inc. Announces Promotion of Hollie Bunn as Chief Operations Officer

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Columbus, Ohio — United Producers, Inc. (UPI), the Midwest’s largest livestock marketing cooperative, is pleased to announce that Hollie Bunn has been promoted to Chief Operations Officer, following her role as Vice President of Credit Services.

In her new role, Bunn will provide strategic leadership and operational management to the company’s three main sectors: credit services, livestock marketing and risk management. Day-to-day, Bunn will maintain operational processes that match the cooperative’s values and implement strategic initiatives to accomplish the cooperative’s goals.

Bunn joined United Producers in the fall of 2024. Her resume includes a seasoned career in various facets of the agricultural industry, including ag-related financing. In her prior roles, Bunn served as CEO of Honour Ag, an independent company focusing on agricultural input and equipment financing, as well as VP of Lending and Interim CEO of Growers Edge Financial, an innovative business-to-business-to-consumer agriculture fintech company, which promoted technology solutions through financial products. She also spent more than 25 years in agricultural lending within the Farm Credit system. Bunn obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from Wilmington College and earned a Master of Science in Ag Economics degree from the University of Southern Illinois.

“Hollie has brought a deep understanding of ag lending to her leadership role, and it has become evident how her strategic mind and understanding of innovative trends and the future of the industry can benefit our cooperative in this broader role,” said Mike Bumgarner, UPI President & CEO. “Her expertise continues to benefit our employees and members, and we know she will continue to bring passion and enthusiasm as our COO.”

Bunn was raised on a hog and tobacco farm in Winchester, Ohio, where she later returned and currently resides. She serves as president of her local beekeeping association and is a board member for the Adams County Chamber of Commerce. She has three grown sons who reside in Cincinnati, Columbus and Seattle, Washington.

UPI serves 30,000 members in Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Tennessee, handling approximately 2.7 million head of livestock per year. UPI also offers risk management services, including marketing agreements and brokerage services; and offers competitive agricultural lending products for real estate, farm, operating, and livestock financing. For more information visit www.uproducers.com or follow United Producers, Inc. on Facebook.