University of Kentucky MBA alum, Michelle Allen, has been recently promoted to Vice President of Sales, DIY for Valvoline at their world headquarters in Lexington, Kentucky becoming the 2nd woman to be promoted to a VP position at Valvoline. DIY is a division within Valvoline's Core North America Business Unit that is responsible for their consumer package goods.
Beam Suntory, a world leader in premium spirits, has named University of Kentucky MBA and Gatton College of Business alum Victoria Russell as its first Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer effective January 11th, 2021.
Transparent BPO, a global contact center, and business process outsourcer, announced the hiring of UK MBA and Gatton College of Business and Economics alum, Natalie Dickey, as Vice President of Finance. Natalie will be responsible for Financial Planning, accounting, and payroll, focusing on budgeting, forecasting and analysis.
In his role as COO of the Tennessee-based hospital Tennova Healthcare Turkey Creek Medical Center, UK Gatton alum Ben Ridder provides leadership for the hospital to drive the delivery of high quality patient care, patient volume and revenue growth, and effective cost management.
University of Kentucky MBA alum, Tiffany Larsh, was recently promoted to Sales Operations Project Manager at GE Lighting, a Savant company. In this role, Tiffany works on the Lowe’s Home Improvement account for GE Lighting, which is the largest in the company.
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By this time next year, AppHarvest expects to begin production in the 2.76-million-square-foot greenhouse the company is building in Morehead, Kentucky. The $97 million building will be the biggest greenhouse in the country and among the largest in the world when completed, encompassing 60 acres and with a capacity to ship 45 million pounds of fresh produce annually — primarily tomatoes — to grocers throughout the Midwest, Southeast and as far north as New York within a day’s drive.
