Source: POET
POET CEO Jeff Broin received the High Octane Award from BBI International in St. Louis at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop (FEW) on June 15 for his role in helping develop the ethanol industry into a significant force in the national transportation fuel market. The award recognizes a person whose passion and unstoppable pursuits have significantly benefited the ethanol industry. Broin is just that.
Through vision, leadership and a strong commitment to the industry, POET CEO and President Jeff Broin took one ethanol production facility in Scotland, S.D. to a billion-gallon enterprise that includes 21 ethanol plants in operation by POET and six additional plants currently under construction or in the midst of an expansion. POET, located in Sioux Falls, S.D., became the top producer of ethanol in the world with the completion of POET Biorefining - Portland, Ind. in September, 2007. POET now has 26 plants in seven states and produces more than 1.6 billion gallons of ethanol annually. POET also is one of the founders of Growth Energy.
“I’m humbled and honored to receive this award,” Broin noted during the presentation of the award. “Although this award was given to me, I really need to give the credit … to the team at POET who make me look good every day,” Broin said.
