Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> March 7, 2005
STEVE PICKMAN serves as Vice President of Corporate Communications and
Marketing Services for MGP Ingredients, Inc., in Atchison, Kansas. In
this capacity, he directs the company's public relations, investor
relations, community relations and advertising programs. He oversees all
corporate promotional and branding activities and has an integral role
in strategic planning and development. Mr. Pickman joined MGPI in 1985,
initially serving as Director of Public Relations and Marketing
Administration for the company's former subsidiary, McCormick
Distilling, in Weston, Missouri. In 1989, he was appointed Corporate
Director of Public and Investor Relations for MGPI, and in 1999 was
promoted to Executive Director of Corporate Relations. He was elevated
to Vice President of Corporate Communications and Marketing Services in
2000. Prior to his employment with MGPI, Mr. Pickman served as Director
of Public Relations at Benedictine College in Atchison from 1979 to 1985
after spending one year as Assistant Director of Public Relations at
that institution. From 1975 to 1978, he was employed by the Atchison
Daily Globe as a feature writer and photographer (1975-1976) and as Area
Editor (1976-1978). Mr. Pickman graduated from Benedictine College,
Atchison, in 1975 with a Bachelor's degree in English and a minor in
journalism. Profile
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Mr. Pickman: MGP Ingredients, Inc. has been in business for over 60
years.
