The Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative (SCGC) of Florida has promoted Renee Pirtle to Chief Financial Officer, elevating a veteran finance leader who has spent nearly a decade with the Belle Glade-based organization.[1]
Pirtle has served as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for the past two years, overseeing accounting, financial planning and analysis, information technology, and supply chain functions.
Her leadership has been credited with reinforcing the Cooperative’s financial reliability, modernizing enterprise technology systems and advancing supply chain strategies that support business continuity and long-term sustainability.
“Renee’s leadership has contributed greatly to the execution of strategic initiatives and has helped to ensure the Cooperative’s financial health and operational resilience,” CEO Matthew Hoffman said in a statement. “Her promotion to CFO recognizes her deep financial expertise, her commitment to our member-growers, and her ability to lead cross-functional initiatives that drive our vision forward.”
In her new role, Pirtle will manage the Cooperative’s financial performance, banking and lending relationships, risk management, and strategic investments. She will also play a central role in advancing SCGC’s long-term vision “to deliver the greatest value to our member-growers and employees by being an industry leader in all we do,” per the organization
Pirtle is a Certified Public Accountant. She graduated from the University of South Florida, where she earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees. She is active in professional and civic life, including through the Florida Institute of CPAs and the Lake Okeechobee Regional Economic Alliance.
The Cooperative, founded in 1960, represents 39 grower-members who farm about 85,000 acres of sugarcane across Palm Beach County. With its headquarters in Belle Glade, SCGC plays a central role in both the state’s sugar industry and the economy of the Glades region.
Florida is the nation’s largest producer of cane sugar, and the industry is one of Palm Beach County’s leading economic drivers.
References
- ^ Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative (SCGC) of Florida (www.scgc.org)