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Max Koeck, Jr., the President and CEO of Great Western Malting Company, was born on December 30, 1912. Great western’s parent company is Columbia Nyematic Systems, Inc. (CNS), headquartered in Portland, Oregon. CNS is a holding company for three major anchor companies---Great Western, Columbia Plywood and Columbia Steamship Company.

By 1969, Koeck had been affiliated with the Los Angeles malting firm for some 31 years and came to Great Western as Executive Vice President of the Los Angeles operation via a merger in the early 1960s.