Brandt Chief Operating Officer Tim McArdle has been named chairman of the Agricultural Retailers Association during a Dec. 1 ceremony at the ARA Conference and Expo in Orlando, Fla.
McArdle has served as the general manager of the Brandt Retail Ag division for 15 years. McArdle received the gavel from Harold Cooper, CEO of Premier Ag Co-Op and will serve a one-year term.
“I’m incredibly humbled to take on this role and I look forward to working with ARA to provide leadership for our industry,” said McArdle in accepting the gavel. “I see my job as helping our industry maintain our freedom to operate in a highly regulated environment.”
McArdle is also a member of the board of directors of the Agricultural Retailers Association, Fluid Fertilizer Foundation, Responsible Ag and AgGateway. He also serves on the Brandt board of directors.
Before joining Brandt, McArdle, 63, was a partner and general manager of Trace Chemicals. McArdle was with Trace for 25 years. McArdle grew up on a farm in south Alabama and received his Master of Science Degree from Auburn University. He resides in Pekin, Illinois with his wife Sherrie.