Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today announced appointments
in the Company’s Commercial and Production group which is responsible
for ADM’s origination, merchandising, processing and marketing
functions. John Rice, executive vice president, Commercial and
Production, said, “These appointments advance our long-term and
incremental business goals. I am confident that these individuals will
provide leadership – on both a personal and organizational level – that
will ensure ADM’s continued success.”
Effective immediately:
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Scott Fredericksen has been named president, Rail Container and Supply
Chain Transportation. Fredericksen will report to Craig Huss, vice
president of Transportation and Grain.
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John Guymon has been named vice president, Refined Oils Operations.
Guymon will have global responsibility for ADM’s refinery and
biodiesel operations. He will report to Kevin Hess, production vice
president, Oilseeds.
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Mark Kolkhorst has been named president of ADM Milling. He will be
responsible for all commercials aspects of the Company’s Milling
business. Kolkhorst will relocate to Overland Park, Kansas, and report
to Mark Bemis, vice president of Cocoa, Malt and Milling.
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Kris Lutt has been named general manager, Specialty Feed Ingredients.
He will be responsible for all global commercial aspects of the
Specialty Feed Ingredients business. Lutt will report to Ed
Harjehausen, senior vice president, Global Corn.
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Kevin Swanson has been named general manager, Packaged Oils and will
assume global responsibility for ADM’s Packaged Oils operations.
Swanson will report to Kevin Hess, production vice president, Oilseeds.
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Joe Taets has been named managing director, European Oilseeds. He will
manage all commercial aspects of European Oilseed Processing as well
as serve as administrative head of ADM Europe. He will report to Mark
Zenuk, vice president of Global Oilseeds.
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Gary Towne has been named general manager, Global Risk and Ethanol,
and has assumed additional responsibility for ADM’s ethanol sales to
fuel, beverage and industrial ethanol customers. Towne will report
jointly to Ed Harjehausen and John Rice.
Biographical Information
During his 24 year tenure with ADM, Scott Fredericksen has
held various merchandising and management positions within the North
American Soybean division. In 1998, he was named vice president, North
American Oilseeds, and in 2001, he was named senior vice president,
Protein. Fredericksen went on to serve as president, Specialty Food
Ingredients. In 2007, he was named president, North America Oilseed
Processing. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing and
international business administration from the University of Minnesota
in Mankato.
John Guymon joined ADM in 1985 and has held positions in
refining, extraction and most recently as operations manager in Packaged
Oils. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry from Bradley
University.
During his 21 years with the Company, Mark Kolkhorst has
gained a depth of experience through various management positions in
grain merchandising, including vice president of both ADM/GROWMARK and
Tabor Grain. In 2001, he was named vice president of sales for the
Specialty Feed Ingredients division. In 2005, he was named president,
Specialty Feed Ingredients. Kolkhorst received a Bachelor of Science
degree in agri-business from Illinois State University.
Kris Lutt joined ADM in 2002 and previously served as vice
president, Corn Processing. Prior to that appointment, he was the
general manager, ADM/LSI, a food ingredients distribution network. He
received a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from the
University of Nebraska and an MBA from Illinois State University.
Kevin Swanson joined the Company in 1985 and has served in
several positions in the U.S. as well as Europe. He received a
bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa.
Joe Taets joined the Company in 1988 and has held various
trading and management positions in both North America and Europe. He
most recently served as president, European Oilseed Processing. Taets
received a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University and a Master of
Business Administration from Drake University.
Gary Towne joined ADM in 1997 and has served in a variety of
management and merchandising positions. In 1999, he was named vice
president, ADM Export Company; and in 2000, he was named vice president,
Corn Processing. Towne received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from
Indiana University.
About ADM
Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is the world leader in BioEnergy
and has a premier position in the agricultural processing value chain.
ADM is one of the world’s largest processors of soybeans, corn, wheat
and cocoa. ADM is a leading manufacturer of biodiesel, ethanol, soybean
oil and meal, corn sweeteners, flour and other value-added food and feed
ingredients. Headquartered in Decatur, Illinois, ADM has over 27,000
employees, more than 240 processing plants and net sales for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2007 of $44 billion. Additional information can be
found on ADM’s Web site at www.adm.com.
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