OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (May 27, 2021) — Ferrellgas Partners L.P. announced that Ivan J. Winfield Jr. has been named chief information officer.
Winfield joins Ferrellgas after spending 11 years with Seaboard Corporation, a diverse multinational agribusiness and transportation conglomerate and Fortune 500 company. He served the company most recently as corporate vice president – information technology and corporate officer. His resume also includes senior-level roles at H&R Block and Ernst & Young.
“We’ve been saying for many years now that Ferrellgas has best-in-class technology,” Chairman and CEO Jim Ferrell said. “As a high-performing logistics company, we know that sound logistics start with a robust technology program. We’ve found someone in Ivan Winfield Jr. who will lead us as we continue to transform Ferrellgas into a leading logistics company. We’re thrilled to have him join our team.”
Winfield earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and an MBA in Finance at Washington University in St. Louis. He, his wife, and two daughters reside in the Brookside area of Kansas City, Missouri.