Cynthia Warner, President and CEO of Renewable Energy Group, Named to Fortune’s Businessperson of the Year List
December 15, 2020 |
FUELIowa would like to congratulate Cynthia (CJ) Warner, president and CEO of the Ames-based Renewable Energy Group, for being named to Fortune’s Businessperson of the Year list. Warner is in good company – she joins the list of twenty notable businesspeople such as Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, and Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon. Below is what Fortune had to say about Warner:
“When Warner joined Renewable Energy Group in 2019, she’d already had a decades-long career in the oil and gas industry. But as the president and CEO of Iowa’s Renewable Energy Group, North America’s largest producer of biodiesel and other low-carbon fuels, she’s now finding a career at the heart of the energy transition. In November, the company reported that it is on track for a strong year, as momentum has built behind efforts to reduce CO2 emissions—and to promote alternative fuels—helping REG’s stock reach record highs. That’s especially notable, as global lockdowns this year have dented energy demand and thrown business-as-usual into disarray.”
Congratulations again to both Warner and Renewable Energy Group – FuelIowa is proud to see one of our members represented in such high honor. It is clear that the work of our members, their essential role in the workforce, and their continued innovation is critical to our economy.