NOPA Announces Devin Mogler as President and CEO

Outgoing NOPA leader Kailee Tkacz Buller to serve in senior Trump Administration role.

For Immediate Release: January 21, 2025
Contact: news@nopa.org

WASHINGTON, January 21, 2025 – The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) today announced that Devin Mogler will serve as the association’s new President and CEO, effective January 27. Mogler will succeed outgoing President and CEO Kailee Tkacz Buller who is leaving the association to serve as Chief of Staff to incoming U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Nominee Brooke Rollins.

“On behalf of the NOPA Board of Directors and member companies, we congratulate Kailee on her well-deserved new role. She is a tenacious leader who has elevated NOPA in just one year leaving us well-positioned for continued success,” said NOPA Chair Diego Rasteletti. “As Kailee moves on, we are incredibly pleased to welcome Devin to this new role. His deep industry expertise will allow for a seamless transition and we are confident that Devin will be a champion for our industry and a strong leader for NOPA.”

Mogler comes to NOPA from Green Plains, Inc., where he most recently served as Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and has also been responsible for all federal, state and local policy development and advocacy over the past seven years. An Iowa native, he previously worked for Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, advising her on agriculture and biofuels policy.

“I’m excited to build upon the great foundation that Kailee has worked to establish and make sure that our member’s interests and priorities are heard across legislative and regulatory policy priorities for food, feed and fuel,” said Mogler. “I am committed to continuing NOPA’s forward momentum that Kailee worked so effectively to execute during a dynamic time in the industry as we expand our membership and continue to amplify our collective voice in Washington, D.C. and beyond.”

NOPA named Kailee President and CEO in December 2023 and since that time she has fought tirelessly to ensure the domestic crush industry is at the negotiating table and gets a fair shake to compete against foreign imports including Chinese Used Cooking Oil for biofuel use. She led the charge to bring the carbon intensity of soybean crushing down 38%, directed the issuance of NOPA’s feedstock study which confirms that with the combination of current production levels and planned expansions to processing capabilities, that the U.S. oilseed sector is more than capable of meeting and exceeding demand for fuel well into the next decade. Kailee successfully brought on four new member companies bringing the association to represent over 97% of all soybeans processed in the United States. Under Kailee’s outcome-driven leadership approach, NOPA has become a key voice on federal and state biofuel policy.

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Organized in 1930, the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) represents the U.S. soybean, canola, flaxseed, safflower seed, and sunflower seed-crushing industries. NOPA’s membership is engaged in the processing of oilseeds for meal and oil that are utilized in the manufacturing of food, feed, renewable fuels, and industrial products. NOPA’s 18 member companies operate over 70 softseed and soybean solvent extraction plants across 21 states, crushing over 97% of all soybeans processed in the United States, the equivalent to more than 2 billion bushels annually. More information at www.NOPA.org

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