MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY
Since our founding, more than a century ago, when six independent sugarbeet companies merged, Michigan Sugar Company has perfected the process of turning one of the region’s largest cash crops—the sugarbeet—into pure, all-natural sugar.
Today, Michigan Sugar Company is the third largest beet sugar processor in the United States, producing an annual average of about 1.2 billion pounds of sugar. We sell our products in wholesale and retail quantities under the Pioneer® Sugar and Big Chief® Sugar brands.
PURPOSE STATEMENT
Making Life Sweeter.
MISSION STATEMENT
Creating Growth & Opportunity.
Our Company Leaders
President and Chief Executive Officer

Mark Flegenheimer
Executive Leadership Team

Jim Ruhlman
Chief Operating Officer

Brian Haraga
Chief Financial Officer

Pedro Figueroa
Vice President of Sales and Marketing

Jason Lowry
Vice President of Operations
Cooperative Directors

James
Roggenbuck
Chairman

Greg
Grocholski
Vice Chairman

Robert
Haag
Secretary

Mark
Sylvester
Treasurer

Warren
Bierlein
Director

Teresa
Crook
Director

Richard
Gerstenberger
Director

Dean
Haubenstricker
Director

Mike
Leen
Director

Scott
Smith
Director

Clint
Stoutenburg
Director

Ben
Wilson
Director

William A. “Bill” Zehnder
Outside Director
West District Board
- Kurt Hrabal
District President
- Peter Maxwell
District Vice President
- Paul Knoerr
District Secretary
- Terry Schindler
District Treasurer
- Adam Bauer
District Director
- Ben Chaffin
District Director
- Robert Eickholt
District Director
- Michael Houghtaling
District Director
- Joe Spero
District Director
Central District Board
- Clint Hagen
District President
- Mike Richmond
District Vice President
- CJ Bednarski
District Secretary
- Ben Grady
District Treasurer
- Joel A. Gremel
District Director
- Joe Lutz
District Director
- Benjamin Prime
District Director
- Troy Schuette
District Director
- Tom Ziel
District Director
East District Board
- Jacob Maurer
District President
- Chris Guza
District Vice President
- Mark Richards
District Secretary
- Darrin Siemen
District Treasurer
- Brady Brown
District Director
- Charles Lewis
District Director