Brian Conn

Brian Conn is the Head of Grains & Oilseeds for Louis Dreyfus Company Canada ULC, a division of Louis Dreyfus Company, a global merchant and processor of grains and oilseeds. Brian manages LDC’s Canadian business including their canola crush and refining facility in Yorkton, a transfer elevator in Port Cartier, Quebec, and is overseeing a recently announced pea protein isolate facility also located in Yorkton.

Brian joined LDC in 1991 and has held various positions in Canada and the US before relocating to Calgary in 1998. Brian is a past Board Member of the Canola Council of Canada from 2005-2020, including Board Chair from 2016-2018. He has been a Board Member of the Canadian Oilseed Processors Association (COPA) since 2010 and is currently Vice-Chair. Brian is also a Board Member of the Edible Oil Producers Association (EOPA), an association focused on refined edible oil consumption in North America.