Green Plains Inc. announced that Patrich Simpkins, Chief Development Officer, will take over as Chief Financial Officer of Green Plains Partners LP effective May 13, 2019. Mr. Simpkins promotion to Chief Financial Officer comes as current CFO John Neppl, has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bunge Limited. Mr. Neppl will transition his responsibilities to Mr. Simpkins over the coming weeks.Patrich Simpkins has served as Chief Development Officer since October 2014, previously serving as Chief Risk Officer from October 2014 through August 2016 and as Executive Vice President of Finance and Treasurer from May 2012 to October 2014.

Prior to joining Green Plains, Mr. Simpkins held a number of senior management positions with SensorLogic Inc., TXU Corporation, Duke Energy Corporation, and Louis Dreyfus Energy. Paul Kolomaya, Executive Vice President- Commodity Finance has been promoted to Chief Accounting Officer of Green Plains Partners LP. Previously, Mr. Kolomaya had served as Executive Vice President - Commodity Finance since February 2012.

Prior to joining Green Plains in August 2008 as Vice President - Commodity Finance, Mr. Kolomaya was employed by ConAgra Foods Inc. and brings 22 years of commodity finance and accounting experience to the company.