Farmers Business Network Hires its First CIO

Farmers Business Network Inc.—a company that runs a platform for farmers to buy supplies from seed to pesticides— has hired its first CIO, Kumud Kokal.

Kokal, a former vice president of e-commerce firm Stitch Fix Inc., joined the seven-year-old, California-based network and platform in October in the newly created role. He brings experience in digital transformation, and IT transformation to drive innovative solutions across the company. His charterbis to optimize the company’s processes and technology to pass that innovation along to its growing network of farmer members.