Hawkeye Gold has appointed Kelly Davis as director of customer and technical services. This newly formed position leads Hawkeye's customer quality and service activities.

Mr Kelly has over 23 years of ethanol management experience with Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company and South Point Ethanol. He will be based in Ames, Iowa, US.

Marty Lyons, chief commercial officer of Hawkeye Gold, said: Kelly’s technical leadership is well known by many stakeholders representing ethanol, gasoline and auto interests. As we build Hawkeye into one of the largest and most efficient ethanol platforms in the US, building customer confidence in quality and innovation is a key component of our core strategy to build a best-in-class marketing program.