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MGP Names Curtis Landherr Chief Legal Officer
ATCHISON, Kan., Sept. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MGP Ingredients, Inc. (MGPI: Nasdaq), a leading producer of distilled spirits, branded spirits and food
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[{"type":"text","content":"ATCHISON, Kan., Sept. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MGP Ingredients, Inc. (MGPI: Nasdaq), a leading producer of distilled spirits, branded spirits and food ingredient solutions, has named attorney Curtis Landherr as its Chief Legal Officer. Landherr brings over 25 years of law firm and in-house legal experience across a variety of industries to the new role, which he will start October 17, 2022. His expertise includes core competencies in litigation management, intellectual property, contracts and negotiations, insurance and risk management, mergers & acquisitions and commercial transactions. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Cirrus Aircraft headquartered in Duluth, Minn., where he created, managed and grew the legal function beginning in 2014. Prior to Cirrus Aircraft, Landherr was Vice President and General Counsel for the North American subsidiaries of Dutch-based CSM (renamed Corbion in June 2013), a global leader in green biochemicals and private-label bakery products and ingredients. Before that, he served as Assistant General Counsel at Garmin, a world leader in Global Positioning System (GPS) consumer electronics in Olathe, Kan., where he served as a senior member of the legal department and led support for several legal functions from 2004-2011. “Curtis is joining MGP at a pivotal time as we experience significant growth across all our businesses and anticipate future investments to support both acquisitions and organic growth,” said David Colo, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We welcome his background in multi-national corporations and experience building and managing in-house legal departments.” Landherr has been an active contributor to the corporate legal profession, serving on the board of the Mid-America Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel from 2005 to 2009 and as its president in 2007. He also supports community organizations such as the Zeitgeist Foundation in Duluth, where he served on the board for three years until 2020. Landherr was a member of the board of directors of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kansas City for five years, including a term as board president from 2014-2015. He received a J.D. degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and began his career at litigation firm Baker Sterchi Cowden & Rice, LLC, in Kansas Cit...