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Ethanol producers find advocate in time of political change

Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor deploys communications skills to lead an industry that is fighting multiple challengers Skor Ethanol is big business in the U.S. but some of its opponents are even larger. So when it came time for ethanol industry association Growth Energy to choose a new top executive, board members took the unusual step of hiring a communications veteran. Emily Skor joined $24 million-revenue Growth Energy as CEO in May 2016. As the former vice president for communications at the $28 million-revenue Consumer Healthcare Products Association, her path to the corner office was not a common one. Associations more often pluck their leaders from the lobbying or… Read More