REG's chief financial officer named chair of Iowa Biodiesel Board
Chad Stone, the chief financial officer for Renewable Energy Group Inc., has been named the new chair of the Iowa Biodiesel Board. Stone joined REG as its CFO in August 2009. Prior to that, he spent more than 17 years in public accounting and consulting in various roles, including director at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Chicago and Cincinnati and manager at Arthur Andersen in Chicago.
“I am grateful for this opportunity to lead the Iowa Biodiesel Board and excited to continue the outstanding advocacy efforts of Mark Cobb, our Board members and staff,” Stone said. “IBB has, and will continue to play an instrumental role in promoting the economic, energy security, and environmental benefits that biodiesel provides to Iowa and America.”
Stone holds a MBA in finance from the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business and a BBA in accounting from the University of Iowa. Stone and his wife Julie live in Ames with their two sons.