Kirk Martin is an accomplished business-to-business marketing leader with more than sixteen years experience successfully building new business and products.

Through his extensive experience working with commercial customers and markets, he has acquired extensive supply chain knowledge and practical experience across a broad range of industry sectors including retail and wholesale distribution, industrial manufacturing, as well as food and agricultural processing and supply businesses.

Martin is a proven innovator with e-business models and products and has demonstrated the ability to harness the power of information and technology to meet business needs. He has also honed his ability to successfully identify and develop new markets and products based on a relentless focus and understanding of customer expectations and needs.

Prior to joining CoBank in 1996, Martin built and managed a $75 million consultative sales and service organization for the First Chicago Corporation.

Martin has a B.S. in Marketing and an M.B.A. in Finance, both with distinction, from DePaul University in Chicago.