THOMAS F. NEHER
507-696-6169 tfneher@gmail.com
Accomplished Senior Executive with more than 30 years of leadership across the corporate world. His global experience gives a broad perspective that yields insightful and creative solutions in a changing world.
Strengths and Expertise
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Effective coaching and leadership
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Developing trusted relationships
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Communication skills, public speaking and marketing
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Strategic thinking
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Vision for the future
EMPLOYMENT
EMPOWERMENT COACHING LLC 2018 to Present
FOUNDER-DIRECTOR
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Life Coaching - Empowering Men Balancing Life Transitions
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Strategic Planning – Empowering Dynamic Organizations
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Leadership Development– Empowering Corporate and Entrepreneurial Leaders
CROPTRAK – COGENT 3D 2019 to Sept. 2020
GLOBAL DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT – FINANCIAL SERVICES
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Leads Business Development – Agricultural Financial Services & Insurance
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Strategic Relationship Building - Agribusiness
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Senior Leadership Team – Strategic Planning & Mentorship
GEOSYS INTERNATIONAL____________________________________________________________2016 to June 2019
DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL RISK MARKETS
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Leads Global Business Development Team - positioning remote sensing data analytics used by agricultural insurance, reinsurance, banking, and financial services
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Businesses Development Team - delivers real-time, satellite- and weather-based actionable insights to the agriculture supply chain
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Fastest growing segment of the Geosys International portfolio
SWISS RE CORPORATE SOLUTIONS 2013 to 2016
VICE PRESIDENT
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Business Development – Building the North American portfolio
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Marketing and Sales – Consulting large corporate agribusiness accounts, providing customized risk mediation solutions
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Solution Development – Leveraging vast agricultural experience to foster growth of a global team
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Project Management – Leading international cross functional team creating innovative risk management products
AGSTAR FINANCIAL SERVICES, ACA 2007 to 2013
VICE PRESIDENT & TEAM LEADER
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Senior Leadership Team – Responsible for organizational strategic planning. Provided front-end guidance to senior leadership
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Communicator: Engaging public speaker, columnist for published agricultural journal, weekly commentator on farm radio network
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Industry Expert Team – Provided leadership for sales team with a focus on large commercial relationship management; implemented major strategic sales and service initiatives, record sales volume the last four years
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Liaison –Leading and managed strategic alliances nationally
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Market Intelligence – Gathered, interpreted and disseminated vital research and information
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Client and Team Education – Taught and conducted numerous classes and seminars to promote client success
ARCHER DANIEL MIDLAND (ADM) 1996 to 2006
DIRECTOR OF RISK MANAGEMENT 2002 to 2006
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Led Risk Management Group – Diversified accounts; commercial grain companies, farmers and livestock producers
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Research – Developed and implemented innovative risk management strategies
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Market Development –educational seminars, sales presentations and daily radio commentary
MANAGER OF ACCOUNT DEVELOPMENT AND CUSTOMER SERVICE 1997 to 2002
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Developed the risk management sector for the regional office
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Fostered Entrepreneurial Culture - Provided leadership, organization, expanded research, generated motivation and vision
GRAIN MERCHANDISER/TRADER 1996 to 1997
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Thrived in Fast Paced, Self-Starting Position
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Worked in Teams Originating Grain
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Traded Freight and Transportation
PARAMOUNT MARKETING 1995 to 1996 PRESIDENT/CEO
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Launched – Market Consulting Group
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Designed Marketing and Trading Strategies – For farmers and livestock producers
AMERICAN AGRINOMICS MANAGEMENT COMPANY_ 1994 to 1995
MARKETING SPECIALIST
JOHN P. STEWART, INC. 1992 to 1994
FULL SERVICE COMMODITY BROKER
PARAMOUNT SEED FARMS 1984 to 1992 AGRIBUSINESS MANAGER
EDUCATION
Center for Transformational Presence, Newburyport, ME
Coaching Training 2018
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Graduate Study in Rural Sociology 1983 to 1984
Emporia State University, Emporia, KS
Graduate Study in Clinical Psychology 1982 to 1983
McPherson College, McPherson, KS
Degree: Bachelors of Arts Psychology 1982
References upon request