---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001163609-23-000043"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SDSYA"
cik: "0001163609"
company_name: "SOUTH DAKOTA SOYBEAN PROCESSORS LLC"
filed_at: "2023-09-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T09:32:27.429133+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# South Dakota Soybean Processors appoints Carl Odde COO, John Prohaska VP of Processing

## Summary
- Carl Odde appointed COO and John Prohaska appointed VP of Processing, effective Oct 1, 2023.
- Both report to CEO Thomas Kersting; internal promotions from within the company.
- Odde's annual salary set at $250,000; Prohaska's at $225,000.
- No written employment agreements; both at-will employees with standard benefits.
- No family relationships or reportable transactions with officers or managers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001163609-23-000043
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SDSYA
- cik: 0001163609
- company_name: SOUTH DAKOTA SOYBEAN PROCESSORS LLC
- filed_at: 2023-09-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1163609/000116360923000043/0001163609-23-000043-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1163609/000116360923000043/sdsp-20230919.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001163609-23-000043
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001163609-23-000043.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001163609-23-000043.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  John Prohaska was appointed as VP of Processing at SOUTH DAKOTA SOYBEAN PROCESSORS LLC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: VP of Processing
  source text: On September 19, 2023, the Board of Managers (the “Board”) of South Dakota Soybean Processors, LLC (the “Company”) appointed Carl Odde as Chief Operating Officer, and John Prohaska as VP of Processing, effective October 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1163609/000116360923000043/0001163609-23-000043-index.htm
- Executive change
  Carl Odde was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at SOUTH DAKOTA SOYBEAN PROCESSORS LLC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On September 19, 2023, the Board of Managers (the “Board”) of South Dakota Soybean Processors, LLC (the “Company”) appointed Carl Odde as Chief Operating Officer, and John Prohaska as VP of Processing, effective October 1, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1163609/000116360923000043/0001163609-23-000043-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.