WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.,
Dec. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) today announced the appointment of
Thomas Boehlert as EVP - Chief
Financial Officer, effective January 1,
2017. He succeeds Drew Burke,
who is retiring, and will report directly to Soren Schroder, the company's Chief Executive
Officer.
"We are delighted to have Thom join Bunge," said Schroder. "He
is a seasoned CFO with deep knowledge of global commodity markets
and a proven track record of driving effective portfolio management
and cost initiatives. The combination of his skills, pragmatic
approach and public company experience will be a tremendous asset
to Bunge."
"I'm eager to join the Bunge team and help build on its
successes," said Boehlert. "I look forward to supporting the
company's growth plans and efficiency efforts."
Boehlert was Chief Executive Officer, President and a Director
of First Nickel Inc. from 2011-2015. Prior to that, he was Chief
Financial Officer for Kinross Gold Corporation, a global mining
company, and served as Chief Financial Officer for several energy
companies including Texas Genco, Direct Energy and Sithe Energies,
Inc. Previously, Boehlert spent 14 years in investment banking with
Credit Suisse, where his focus was on the electric power, natural
resources and infrastructure sectors, and where he built and headed
the firm's London-based project
finance business covering Europe,
Africa and the Middle East. He started his career as an
auditor at a KPMG predecessor firm in 1983. Boehlert is a Certified
Public Accountant and holds a B.A. in Accounting from Indiana University and an M.B.A. in Finance from
New York University.
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 35,000 employees. Bunge buys, sells, stores and
transports oilseeds and grains to serve customers worldwide;
processes oilseeds to make protein meal for animal feed and edible
oil products for commercial customers and consumers; 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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