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ADM ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGES
Source: ADM news release

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) chairman, CEO and president Patricia Woertz has announced a slate of management appointments, saying, "To achieve our growth aspirations, we must expand and develop our leadership team. These moves help strengthen ADM's leadership today and ensure a strong pipeline of capable leaders in the years to come."

Effective Dec. 1, the following corporate officers have been promoted or named to new positions:

• Mark Bemis has been named senior vice president and president, Corn. Previously, he served as vice president and president, Cocoa, Milling and Financial Services.

• Matt Jansen has been named senior vice president. He continues to serve as president, Global Oilseeds.

• Craig Huss has been named senior vice president. He continues to serve as president, Agricultural Services.

• Joe Taets, vice president, has been named president, Grain.

• Mark Kolkhorst has been appointed a corporate officer and named vice president and president, Milling and Cocoa.

• Victoria Podesta, vice president, has been named chief communications officer.

• Mike Baroni has been named vice president, Economic Policy.

Bemis, Jansen and Huss also join the company's Strategic Planning Committee.

The following leadership appointments are also effective Dec. 1:

• Kris Lutt has been named president, Milling.

• Chris Boerm has been named advisor, Office of the Chairman.

• Conrad Givers has been named vice president, Sweetener Sales.

Every day, the 29,000 people of Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) turn crops into renewable products that meet the demands of a growing world. At more than 240 processing plants, we convert corn, oilseeds, wheat and cocoa into products for food, animal feed, chemical and energy uses. ADM operates the world's premier crop origination and transportation network, connecting crops and markets in more than 60 countries. Global headquarters are in Decatur, Ill., and the company's net sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, were $62 billion.


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