Kim Olson, a corporate veteran who leads marketing and communications for Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, is moving to agriculture and food co-op Land O'Lakes as its first chief communications officer.
Olson, who exits the university post after less than a year, is slated to join the $14B Arden Hills-based agribusiness on July 20.
Olson was VP of corporate communications for UnitedHealth Group, communications chief for hospitality giant Carlson and director of brand PR for General Mills.
She was also a corporate senior VP for Weber Shandwick on the agency side.
Land O'Lakes in February acquired Ohio marketing and PR firm Farmer, Lumpe + McClelland.
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Rowan Benecke, who co-founded Zeno Group and helmed Burson-Marsteller's tech practice, has joined McKinsey & Co as director of communications for North America.
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