- Mollie Hale Carter and Antonio Maciel Neto will not stand for re-election
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today announced that its
Board of Directors has nominated Suzan F. Harrison to stand for election
to the board at its upcoming Annual Stockholders’ Meeting on May 4,
2017. Harrison, a 33-year veteran of Colgate Palmolive, currently is
president of Global Oral Care and has served in several senior level
positions at Colgate-Palmolive, including as president of Hill’s Pet
Nutrition Inc. North America.
ADM also announced that Mollie Hale Carter, who has served as an ADM
director since 1996, and Antonio Maciel Neto, who has served as an ADM
director since 2006, have informed the board that they will not seek
re-election at the Annual Stockholders’ Meeting.
“Suzan Harrison would be a tremendous addition to ADM’s Board of
Directors,” said Chairman and CEO Juan Luciano. “If elected by our
shareholders, she will bring extensive experience in areas such as
consumer insight, marketing, and customer-driven innovation, all of
which are critical to our ongoing efforts to expand throughout the value
stream.
“On behalf of the board and the entire company, I’d like to extend my
heartfelt thanks to Mollie Hale Carter and Antonio Maciel Neto for their
service. As our longest-serving member of the board and former lead
independent director, Mollie has guided our growth over the last two
decades. Antonio too has been a valued adviser and leader, particularly
as a member and ultimately chair of the Nominating/Corporate Governance
Committee, in which role he helped enhance our governance and compliance
programs.”
About ADM
For more than a century, the people of Archer Daniels Midland Company
(NYSE: ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve the vital
needs of a growing world. Today, we’re one of the world’s largest
agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, with
approximately 32,000 employees serving customers in more than 160
countries. With a global value chain that includes approximately 500
crop procurement locations, 250 ingredient manufacturing facilities, 38
innovation centers and the world’s premier crop transportation network,
we connect the harvest to the home, making products for food, animal
feed, industrial and energy uses. Learn more at www.adm.com.
Archer Daniels Midland Company
Media Relations
Jackie Anderson
312-634-8484
media@adm.com