Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons has announced a realignment of the fair’s organizational structure, including the creation of four strategic teams to help the organization operate more efficiently and prepare for the future. To lead the teams, four individuals were promoted to new roles. The promotions are:

• Jessica Buchheit, chief financial officer
• Mindy Williamson, chief marketing officer
• Frank Robey, chief mission officer
• Randy Jones, chief safety officer

According to a news release, the goals of the staff realignment are to create more levels for employee advancement, reduce the number of direct reports to the CEO/manager, realign departmental responsibilities to other similar areas, position the fair for future financial and organizational growth, and create a basic framework for succession planning. “With the realignment now complete, nearly half of our 75 full-time employees have either acquired a new title, moved to a new office, been given a new job description or have a new reporting structure,” Parsons said in a prepared statement. “I am excited by the tremendous possibilities that the realignment will allow us to explore.”