Brooks Burgum
Chairman
A native of Arthur, ND, Brooks graduated from University of North Dakota with a BA in Political Science and later from Southern Methodist University with an MBA in Finance.
Meet the Leadership Team
James Burgum
CEO
Originally from Casselton, ND, James earned a BA in Business Administration from North Dakota State University. Prior to Arthur Companies, James was a co-founder and Partner at Arthur Ventures.
John Melland
CFO
John grew up in Minot, ND, and is a certified public accountant with strong experience analyzing and directing accounting and financial operations. He has a Bachelor of Accountancy Degree from the University of North Dakota.
Kevin Karel
General Manager
Kevin was raised in Bismarck, ND and is a certified public accountant. He earned a BS in Accounting from North Dakota State University.
Justin Knott
Agronomy Manager
Justin grew up in Red Lake Falls, MN, earned a BS in Agronomy from University of Minnesota – Crookston and a MS in Entomology from North Dakota State University.
Patrick Erickson
Director of Ag Inputs
A native of Roseau, MN, Patrick earned a BA in crop and weed science from North Dakota State University.
Dallas Hansen
Director of Trading - Arthur Trading LLC
Dallas grew up on a farm outside of Hunter, ND, and earned a BA in History from Yale University. Previously Dallas worked at Louis Dreyfus Company for 10 years.
Brentt Roberts
General Manager - Central North Dakota
Brentt grew up on a small family farm outside of Vancouver, WA and earned his BS in Agriculture from Washington State University. Prior to Arthur Companies, Brentt was a Senior Export Corn Merchandiser in the Pacific Northwest.
Seth Heidorn
Director of Trading - Wheat
Seth grew up in Minneapolis, MN and graduated from University of Minnesota Duluth, with a BA in Financial Markets.
Jeremy TenBroek
CIO
Jeremy grew up on a ranch in south central North Dakota and graduated from North Dakota State University, with a BS in Management Information Systems.
