Daniel S. Jaffee, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Daniel S. Jaffee is the third-generation leader of Oil-Dri Corporation of America, a family-run public company. He joined Oil-Dri in 1987 after working with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for a year. He served as a product manager in the Industrial and Agricultural divisions until 1989, became Chief Financial Officer in 1990, and held group vice presidential positions in Canadian and domestic operations, finance, management, information systems, and consumer products. Mr. Jaffee was Chief Operating Officer from 1995 to 1997, became President in 1995, and Chief Executive Officer in 1997. He assumed the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors in 2018. Mr. Jaffee's extensive career has been primarily dedicated to Oil-Dri, and he has served on the Board of Directors of Elkay Manufacturing Company. He received his bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University.
Susan M. Kreh, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Information Officer
Susan M. Kreh brings over 35 years of experience in corporate finance and information technology to Oil-Dri. She joined Oil-Dri Corporation of America in December 2018 as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer. Prior to Oil-Dri, Ms. Kreh spent 8 years at Johnson Controls International plc, serving as Chief Financial Officer and VP, Information Technology of their Power Solutions business from 2010 to 2018, and as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer from 2007 to 2010. Before Johnson Controls, she held various financial and operational leadership roles at PPG Industries, Inc. for 22 years, culminating in her service as Treasurer. Ms. Kreh has dedicated her career to three NYSE-traded public companies: PPG Industries, Johnson Controls, and Oil-Dri Corporation of America. She also serves as a director on the Boards of West Bend Mutual Insurance Company and Solid Power, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLDP). She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin and an M.B.A. from Duquesne University.
Jonathan Blake, Vice President, Corporate Controller
Jonathan Blake was appointed Vice President, Corporate Controller, and principal accounting officer of Oil-Dri Corporation of America, effective March 17, 2025. He possesses over 25 years of experience in accounting and finance, with expertise in SEC reporting, SOX compliance, technical accounting, and financial system implementation. Before joining Oil-Dri, Mr. Blake served as the Global Corporate Controller at Videojet Technologies Inc., a Veralto Company, since 2018. From 2015 to 2018, he was the Global Corporate Controller & North America Finance Director at Optimas OE Solutions Holdings. Earlier in his career, he held senior management positions in external reporting, compliance, and sales internal controls at Kraft Foods from 2009 to 2015 and spent over 11 years in public accounting at Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Blake holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the College of William and Mary.
Laura G. Scheland, Vice President & General Manager of Consumer Products Division
Laura G. Scheland currently serves as Vice President & General Manager of the Consumer Products Division at Oil-Dri Corporation of America, a role she took on in December 2024. She previously held the position of Chief Legal Officer and Vice President & General Manager of Consumer Products Division from November 2023, and before that, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and General Counsel & Secretary from 2022 to October 2023. Ms. Scheland joined Oil-Dri in April 2013 as Assistant General Counsel & Assistant Secretary and advanced to Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary in 2017. Her earlier career includes serving as an Associate Attorney at Vedder Price, P.C. from 2007 to 2011, and as an Attorney and Senior Attorney at Navistar, Inc. from 2011 to 2013. Ms. Scheland earned her bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and a J.D. from Saint Louis University School of Law.
W. Wade Robey, Ph.D., Vice President of Agriculture and President of Amlan International
Dr. W. Wade Robey serves as Vice President of Agriculture for Oil-Dri Corporation of America and President of Amlan International, a position he assumed in December 2022. He joined Oil-Dri in 2021 as Vice President, Marketing and Product Development for Amlan International and was promoted to Vice President of Agriculture & Amlan Marketing in May 2022. Dr. Robey brings decades of experience in agriculture industries such as animal nutrition, biotech, food, and precision agriculture. His prior roles include Executive Director Autonomy, General Manager, and Board Member at Raven Industries from 2019 to 2020, and Head of Product Management and Strategic Business Development and Director of Engineering from 2016 to 2019. He also held significant positions at POET, where he was Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, and Novozymes as Head of Marketing, Americas. Dr. Robey received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from Auburn University and a Ph.D. in Animal Nutrition from Virginia Tech.
