Matthew Nels Thompson, a Drayton, North Dakota-based sales leader with more than 20 years of experience in agriculture, is a market manager for Simplot. Since joining the company in 2019, he has provided marketing and sales leadership to sales personnel and procured agriculture products. Matthew Nels Thompson previously served in a similar position at Nutrien Ag. Solutions.
Mr. Thompson was an agronomy manager at Nutrien Ag. for 10 years. He led a 12-person team in agronomy sales throughout Grand Forks. By networking, canvassing, cross-selling, and training sales associates, he grew the customer base by 39 percent. He was a sales representative for six years and earned multiple awards, including Loveland Products Retail Division Sales Leader (twice), before becoming a local area manager.
Complementing his experience, Mr. Thompson holds a bachelor of science in plant industry management from the University of Minnesota. He also studied farm management at the North Dakota State College of Science and completed the Hazardous Agronomy Materials training program at Ashmark Institute.