WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.,
Aug. 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Bunge
Limited (NYSE: BG) today announced that Brian Thomsen, President, Agribusiness, has
informed the company of his intent to retire from Bunge. Mr.
Thomsen will remain with the company through the end of the year in
order to ensure a smooth transition.
Mr. Thomsen joined the company in 2004, and has led Bunge's
Agribusiness segment since May 2014,
having previously served as Managing Director of the global Grains
and Oilseeds product lines.
"Brian's leadership, business knowledge and expertise in risk
management have been instrumental to Bunge over the years," said
CEO Soren Schroder. "In his role as
President of Agribusiness, Brian has built a strong commercial
team, enhanced our global value chain integration and strengthened
our global footprint of assets through various partnerships around
the world. We wish Brian all the best in his retirement and thank
him for his leadership and contributions to the company. I have
full confidence in our Agribusiness team to execute on the plan and
deliver a strong year for Bunge."
Mr. Thomsen said, "This was a personal decision for me, and it
has been my honor to have served this organization over the past 14
years. I am proud of the team that we have built and all the great
work they have done, and will continue to do, to advance Bunge
Agribusiness."
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About Bunge Limited
Bunge Limited (www.bunge.com,
NYSE: BG) is a leading global agribusiness and food company
operating in over 40 countries with approximately 32,000 employees.
Bunge buys, sells, stores and transports oilseeds and grains to
serve customers worldwide; processes oilseeds to make protein meal
for animal feed; produces edible oil products for consumers and
commercial customers in the food processing, industrial and
artisanal bakery, confectionery, human nutrition and food service
categories; produces sugar and ethanol from sugarcane; mills wheat,
corn and rice to make ingredients used by food companies; and sells
fertilizer in South America.
Founded in 1818, the company is headquartered in White Plains, New York.
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