Leadership
Scott is Chief Executive Officer of Westin Capital Group. He graduated from the University of Nebraska/Lincoln and is currently Chairman of the Board for Westin Foods. Additionally, he is on the Board of Directors for Bellevue University, Monogram Food Solutions, the SEAL Family Foundation, a member of the Chief Executive Officer’s Organization and a Trustee of the University of Nebraska Foundation and member of the Chief Executive Officer’s Organization.
As President and Chief Operating Officer, Brad directs, oversees and coordinates all day-to-day operations and activities for all divisions of Westin Foods. In 2001 Brad joined Westin Foods as the Chief Financial Officer(CFO). In addition, Poppen is on the board of both of Mario Camacho Foods and Westin Foods. Poppen graduated with a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration degree from the University of South Dakota in 1985. He then joined the Peat Marwick CPA firm in Omaha and became a certified Public Accountant. In 1990, he joined the team at Weddingpages Publishing as CFO prior to becoming the President and COO.
Prior to joining the Westin Foods Team., Carlson was the Director of Business development for E&A Companies, an Indiana based private investment firm responsible for taking Udi's Gluten Free products from $6 million to more than $100 million in sales. From 2006 until 2010, Mark acted as a Margin Analyst for Societe Generale Newedge, a Futures Clearing Merchant and Derivatives firm based in Chicago, IL. In 2013 Carlson graduated from Creighton University with an MBA and Law degree. Carlson a native of Nebraska, attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for undergraduate studies. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with family, golfing and attending Husker football games.