Poet, LLC announced that Jeff Broin is stepping down as chief executive officer after 25 years. He will be replaced by Jeff Lautt, who has been with the company since 2005, serving most recently as president. Broin, 46, will continue on the company's board as executive chairman. Broin will continue to serve as co-chairman of Growth Energy, which lobbies for ethanol. He also intends to work with his newly created foundation, Teach a Man to Fish.