Exhibit 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Carl Casale, David Kastelic and Lisa Zell his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power to each act without the other, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, relating to the CHS Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed on the 5th day of October, 2011, by the following persons:
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| Signature | | Title |
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/s/ Carl Casale Carl Casale | | President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) |
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/s/ David Kastelic David Kastelic | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) |
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/s/ Theresa Egan Theresa Egan | | Vice President of Accounting and Corporate Controller (principal accounting officer) |
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/s/ Michael Toelle Michael Toelle | | Chairman of the Board of Directors |
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/s/ Bruce Anderson Bruce Anderson | | Director |
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/s/ Don Anthony Don Anthony | | Director |
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/s/ Robert Bass Robert Bass | | Director |
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/s/ David Bielenberg David Bielenberg | | Director |
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/s/ C.J. Blew C.J. Blew | | Director |
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/s/ Dennis Carlson Dennis Carlson | | Director |
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/s/ Curt Eischens Curt Eischens | | Director |
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/s/ Steve Fritel Steve Fritel | | Director |
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/s/ Jerry Hasnedl Jerry Hasnedl | | Director |
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/s/ David Kayser David Kayser | | Director |
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/s/ Randy Knecht Randy Knecht | | Director |
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/s/ Greg Kruger Greg Kruger | | Director |
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/s/ Michael Mulcahey Michael Mulcahey | | Director |
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/s/ Richard Owen Richard Owen | | Director |
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/s/ Steve Riegel Steve Riegel | | Director |
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/s/ Dan Schurr Dan Schurr | | Director |
