8-K

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 30, 2012

The Andersons, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	000-20557	34-1562374
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
480 West Dussel Drive, Maumee, Ohio		43537
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 419-893-5050

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 30, 2012, The Andersons, Inc. issued a press release announcing the appointment of John J. Granato to the newly-created role of Chief Financial Officer. This press release is attached as exhibit 99.1 to this filing.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	The Andersons, Inc.
April 30, 2012	By:	Michael J. Anderson
		Name: Michael J. Anderson
		Title: Chairman and CEO

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Granato News Release

EX-99.1

NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Debra A. Crow
Corporate Communications Manager Date:

April 30, 2012

Phone: 419-891-6483

E-mail: debra—crow@andersonsinc.com

The Andersons Names Granato as Chief Financial Officer

MAUMEE, OHIO, APRIL 30, 2012 – The Andersons, Inc. (Nasdaq:ANDE) has appointed John J. Granato to the newly-created role of Chief Financial Officer, reporting to Mike Anderson, Chairman and CEO.

With broad and extensive global finance and business leadership experience, Granato joins The Andersons after most recently serving as a Principal of Finance and Operations for Global Infrastructure Partners in New York, NY. His experience spans diverse industries, both domestically and internationally, including multi-billion dollar conglomerates and industrial companies as well as private bank/private equity firms. He has extensive experience in capital markets, treasury, risk management, and financial reporting through his work during the past 20 years.

Granato earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, Calif. Subsequently he earned his Master of Science in Economics degree from the London School of Economics and an MBA from the University of Chicago’s Graduate School of Business.

He will be relocating to the Maumee area, with his wife and their three children, in the near future.

About The Andersons, Inc.
The Andersons, Inc. is a diversified company with interests in the grain, ethanol and plant nutrient sectors of U.S. agriculture, as well as in railcar leasing and repair, turf products production, and general merchandise retailing. Founded in Maumee, Ohio, in 1947, the company now has operations across the United States, in Puerto Rico, and has rail equipment leasing interests in Canada and Mexico. For more information, visit The Andersons online at www.andersonsinc.com.

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