Kent Wollert is the CEO/General Manager of Colorado Mills, LLC, a Sunflower Processing Plant located in Lamar, Colorado. Kent Joined the CM team in 2019. The primary purpose was to increase sales and develop a cost accounting system that fit the manufacturing aspect of the business. Kent was able to accomplish these tasks early in his tenure with CM. This enabled the company to double in sales which required an additional 18 employees added to the payroll. Outside of his position with Colorado Mills, Kent also is a rancher and has a cow/calf operation currently consisting of 200 mother cows. This keeps Kent involved in the livestock feed industry not only as a manufacturer of livestock feed, but also as a consumer of the products which CM produces. In addition to the livestock feed, CM also produces Sunflower Oil which is an oilseed cooking oil. CM has its own refinery on site to develop the oil and ships this product throughout the US as well as internationally.
Kent holds a Bachelor’s degree from Fort Lewis College in Business Administration, Accounting.