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CARGILL ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM
Agri-Pulse reports:

There's a new leadership team at Cargill under chairman and CEO Dave MacLennan.

The previous two-tiered executive leadership structure is being replaced by a single executive group.

It includes the heads of the company's five major business groups:

*Todd Hall, in charge of the animal protein and salt businesses;

*G. J. van den Akker (grain origination and trading);

*Frank van Lierde (food ingredients);

*Joe Stone (animal nutrition); and

*David Dines (energy, ocean transportation and metals trading businesses, and risk management services).

The new leadership team also includes:

*CFO Michael Smits;

*LeighAnne Baker (human resources);

*Kathy Fortmann, who will lead the six newly formed service centers that provide support for IT, HR,Finance and others; and

*Ruth Kimmelshue, in charge of plant operations, environment, health and safety, transportation and logistics, procurement, food safety and quality, and research and development.

The changes take effect Dec. 1.


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