Greg Schoener
Director
Greg joined as both COO and a Director in June 2024 to guide Bion through the company’s transition from R&D to commercialization and operations, along with ongoing management challenges from the passing of our former CEO. He is a large Bion shareholder who is a successful entrepreneur and business owner/operator in Houston, Texas.
Craig Scott
Director
Craig Scott has been associated with Bion since 1993. He has held a number of senior positions from 2006 to present, including Director of Communications and Head of Business Development. As of June 2024, he joined Bion’s Board of Directors and was named Interim CEO. Craig studied business and communications at Montana State and Denver-Metro Universities.
Turk Stovall
Independent
Turk is a fifth-generation Montana rancher and CEO/owner of Stovall Ranching Companies and Yellowstone Cattle Feeders. He will lead the joint venture between Stovall Ranching Companies and Bion. He held management positions with Certified Angus Beef, the largest branded beef company in the US and North Platte Feeders, an 80,000 head commercial feedlot. Turk earned a BS in Animal Science from Montana State; an MS in Animal Science from Oklahoma State; and an MBA from Purdue.
Bill Rupp
Independent
Mr. Rupp spent 25 years with Cargill, the last ten as President of Cargill Beef. He oversaw Cargill’s global beef business operations that did over $25 billion in annual sales in the U.S., Canada, Argentina, and Australia. Mr. Rupp also served five years as President of JBS Beef, where he led JBS’s North American beef business that did approximately $20 billion in sales. In 2021, Mr. Rupp was inducted into the National Provisioners’ Meat Packer Hall of Fame. Mr. Rupp joined Bion’s Board in Feb 2023.
Ed Schafer
Independent
Ed Schafer joined Bion’s Board in August, 2010, as Executive Vice Chairman, to provide Bion with strategic advice, focusing on areas of public policy related to the livestock industry both domestically and internationally. Mr. Schafer served as governor of North Dakota from 1992 to 2000 and served as Secretary of Agriculture under Pres. George W Bush from 2008 to 2009.
Bob Weerts
Independent
Bob is a successful serial entrepreneur from Winnebago, Minnesota, where he serves on the City Council. He founded and operates: Erosion Control Plus (1973), that serves county, state, and federal highway projects; Blue Valley Sod, serving the upper Midwest since 1987; Green Energy & Development (2009), active in recycling and composting; and Bedrock Ready Mix (2021). He is actively involved with Umpqua Energy, and was a founding member/Chairman of the Corn Plus Ethanol Plant. Bob has been a Bion shareholder since 2020.
Salvatore Zizza
Independent
Mr. Zizza brings decades of experience in institutional finance, commerce, and public company practices. He is a Director of several of the Gabelli Funds. He is also Chairman of Bergen Cove Realty, and a Director of Trans-Lux Corp. He is a retired Chairman of BAM and former CEO & Chairman of LVI Group, a NYSE-listed firm. Mr. Zizza joined Bion’s Board in Feb 2023.
Jon Northrop
Secretary - Independent
Jon Northrop has served as our Secretary and a Director since March of 2003. Since September 2001 he has been self employed as a consultant with a practice focused on business buyer advocacy. Mr. Northrop is one of our founders and served as our Chief Executive Officer and a Director from our inception in September 1989 until August 2001.