Lowell, MI (Oct. 15, 2024)– King Milling Co. today announced the promotion of Patrick Doyle as its new president.
Doyle has served as executive vice president of the multigenerational family-owned business since 2022, focusing on the company’s management, sales and financial operations.
He succeeds Jim Doyle as president.
Jim Doyle, who turned 65 in May, will now serve as executive vice chairman.
The leadership changes were announced during the October board meeting of the company, which mills various kinds of wheat for a wide range of flours for bakers and food processors.
In April, King Milling celebrated the completion of the country’s most modern flour mill, which is capable of producing 800,000 pounds of flour a day.
“I am honored to serve as president of King Milling and am grateful to all those who came before me and laid a successful and sustainable foundation for our company,” Patrick Doyle said.
“We have an incredible leadership team serving with a wonderful team of committed employees. We have fantastic partnerships with farmers and grain companies who work hard to supply us with high-quality wheat – no matter how tough the operating environment may be.
"Through our team and these partnerships, we have been able to provide high-quality flour to our dedicated customers for well over a century.
"It is a privilege to work with such a great team, and we can look ahead to a very bright future.”
A fifth-generation leader at King Milling, Doyle has served in various roles since joining the company in 2003 as a sanitation worker while in high school.
He continued to serve in frontline roles while attending Michigan State University.
After graduating from MSU with a bachelor’s degree in food industry management, he served as a full-time project manager focused on wheat purchasing and farm relationships, sales and human resources.
He continued to serve as a project manager each summer while pursuing a master’s degree in business administration at Kansas State University.
In an effort to broaden his knowledge and experience after earning a master’s degree,
Doyle worked as a commodity merchandiser for Consolidated Grain and Barge in Mount Vernon, Indiana. He rejoined the King Milling team in September 2011 as assistant vice president to help the company plan for a previous mill expansion.
In this role, he added financial reporting and general management to his HR, purchasing and sales responsibilities.
He later was promoted to vice president and transitioned out of HR, focusing on flour sales and banking relationships.
Active in the community and his profession, Doyle is a member of the Lowell Rotary Club and is president of the Michigan Millers Association.
He previously served on the boards for Flat River Outreach Ministries, Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, Lowell Rotary Club and the Wheat Quality Council.
Doyle and his wife, Kati, live in Lowell with their three children.
About King Milling Co.
Family owned and operated since its humble beginnings in 1890 along the Flat River in Lowell, King Milling mills various kinds of wheat for a wide range of flours for bakers and food processors in Michigan and across the country. It produces hard and soft wheat products for customers who, in turn, make food products for some of the nation’s most popular consumer brands and restaurant chains. King Milling is the oldest continually operating business in Kent County and one of only six remaining flour mills in the state. To learn more, visit kingflour.com and connect on Facebook.