Chris Patullo has accepted the Factory Manager Position at American Crystal Sugar Company’s Drayton Factory district.
In this position, Patullo will directly manage factory operations, including production, maintenance, capital projects, engineering, product quality, and environmental to ensure the sugar and agri-products meet high-quality standards while maintaining maximum processing efficiency and minimizing per unit cost.
Patullo has a Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Minnesota, Duluth and a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Dakota. He has held multiple positions with American Crystal since 2003, most recently as the Factory Manager in Hillsboro.
American Crystal is a grower-owned cooperative and the nation’s largest beet sugar producer with operating facilities in Moorhead, Crookston, and East Grand Forks, Minnesota; Hillsboro and Drayton, North Dakota; and Sidney, Montana.
