Kent Mogler Joins Enterprise Minnesota Board of Directors


Minneapolis (March 2, 2010)- Enterprise Minnesota announced today that Kent Mogler has joined its Board of Directors. Mogler is COO & Vice President of WW Johnson Meat Co.Since 1946, Minneapolis-based WW Johnson Meat Co. has produced premium quality ground beef products found at restaurants. Delivering in both fresh and frozen forms, W.W. Johnson ships over 2 million ground beef patties each week.

"We are thrilled to welcome Kent Mogler to the Enterprise Minnesota Board of Directors," said Enterprise Minnesota president & CEO Bob Kill. "His experience and knowledge of the Minnesota business community will be an invaluable asset for guidance and direction as a Board member."

Prior to joining WW Johnson Meat Co., Mogler spent 26 years at General Mills, beginning in food accounting and ending his tenure as director of finance for North American operations. Today, Mogler is still active as a Board member on the General Mills Federal Credit Union. When asked about joining Enterprise Minnesota's Board, Mogler said that he is excited to be part of an organization that focuses on helping manufacturers grow.

"Enterprise Minnesota is well positioned to have a significant impact on retaining and strengthening the role of manufacturing in Minnesota," Mogler said. "This organization will play a major role in ensuring manufacturing continues to be an important and diverse industry."

Enterprise Minnesota, the state's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) affiliate, works with small and medium size manufacturing companies. Its services help clients improve their efficiencies, contain their costs, and achieve real growth in sales revenue and earnings.

In addition to Mogler, Enterprise Minnesota's Board of Directors includes: Board Chair Steve Thul, president, Whirltronics, Inc.; Vice Chair Merritt Marquardt, general counsel (retired), 3M; Dennis Dotson, chairman, Dotson Iron Castings; Paul Flood, vice president & SBA division manager, Bremer Bank; Louis Jambois, president, St. Paul Port Authority; Bob Kill, president & CEO, Enterprise Minnesota; Lorin Krueger, CEO, Rt. 66 Holdings, Inc.; Michael Orrick, senior VP & general manager, Governance, Risk & Compliance at Thomson Reuters Paisley; Jill Osborn, president, Urban Ventures Leadership Foundation; and Tom Schabel, president & CEO, Alexandria Extrusion.

Enterprise Minnesota helps Minnesota manufacturing enterprises grow profitably. Chartered by the Minnesota State Legislature in 1987, Enterprise Minnesota is an affiliate of the Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). For more information visit www.enterpriseminnesota.org.