The North Dakota Industrial Commission has selected Cathy Dub as the next president and CEO of the North Dakota Mill and Elevator, tapping a 12-year veteran of the state-owned facility to lead the largest single-site flour mill in North America.
Dub joined the mill in 2014 and worked her way up from controller to chief financial officer, a role she held for six years before Friday’s appointment. She succeeds Vance Taylor, who is retiring after 26 years as chief executive.
The Industrial Commission — composed of Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Attorney General Drew Wrigley, and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring — announced the selection with a statement praising Dub’s institutional knowledge. “Cathy has an excellent understanding of the Mill’s history, mission and operations, and has provided strong leadership as its chief financial officer for the last six years,” the commission members said.
About the Mill
The North Dakota Mill and Elevator holds a unique position in American agriculture: it is the only state-owned flour mill in the United States and processes roughly 40 million bushels of North Dakota spring wheat and durum annually. The facility is self-funded, operating without direct taxpayer subsidies.
The mill’s scale and state-owned structure have long made it a distinctive fixture in North Dakota’s approach to public enterprise, which voters and lawmakers have continued to shape through recent ballot measures and legislative activity.
Dub’s appointment positions a finance-focused executive at the helm during a period when commodity markets and supply chain pressures continue to affect grain processing operations across the northern Plains. No transition timeline was specified in the announcement, though Taylor’s retirement signals a near-term leadership handoff at one of the state’s most significant agricultural institutions.