ADM Announces Management Appointments
March 06 2012 - 12:01PM
Business Wire
Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today announced
several management appointments.
Mark Kolkhorst has been named president, ADM Milling. Kolkhorst
will also be responsible for ADM Alliance Nutrition®, replacing
Terry Myers, who is retiring as president of ADM Alliance Nutrition
after 42 years of service.
Kris Lutt has been named president, Golden Peanut Company. Over
the next months, Lutt will work closely with Jimmy Dorsett, CEO,
Golden Peanut, who will be retiring next year after 35 years with
the company.
Scott Walker has been named president, ADM Cocoa.
The appointments are effective immediately.
Biographical Information
Mark Kolkhorst, vice president and president, ADM Milling
and ADM Alliance Nutrition, joined ADM in 1986. He most recently
served as vice president and president, Milling and Cocoa. Prior to
that, he was president of ADM Milling, where he was responsible for
all aspects of the company’s flour milling businesses in the United
States, Canada, the Caribbean and the United Kingdom. Previously,
he was president of Specialty Feed Ingredients and served in
various management positions in grain merchandising. Kolkhorst
received a bachelor’s degree in agribusiness from Illinois State
University.
Kris Lutt, president, Golden Peanut Company, joined ADM
in 2002, with the acquisition of Minnesota Corn Processors. Prior
to his current appointment, he served as president, Milling. Before
that, he was advisor to the Office of the Chairman. Within ADM’s
Corn business unit, he served as general manager, Specialty Feed
Ingredients; and vice president, Corn Processing. Lutt received a
bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Nebraska
and a master’s degree in business administration from Illinois
State University.
Scott Walker, president, ADM Cocoa, previously served as
vice president and managing director, ADM Cocoa International,
where he oversaw ADM’s cocoa business in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Walker joined ADM in 1993 and served as a merchandiser at numerous
locations in the Oilseed Processing business before becoming a
commodity merchandiser for ADM Cocoa in 1998. In 2002, he was named
commercial director, ADM Cocoa South America, and in 2004, became
commercial director, ADM Cocoa International. He received a
bachelor’s degree in agricultural business economics from Southern
Illinois University.
About Golden Peanut Company
Headquartered in Alpharetta, Ga., Golden Peanut Company is the
largest U.S. handler, processor and exporter of peanuts, peanut oil
and peanut-derived ingredients. Golden Peanut Company is also the
leading peanut sheller and leading peanut oil refiner in the United
States. The company’s operations include seven handling facilities
located in peanut-producing regions of the United States and one
facility in Argentina. Learn more at www.goldenpeanut.com.
About ADM Alliance Nutrition
ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Archer Daniels Midland Company and a leading producer of livestock
feeds and supplements. ADM Alliance Nutrition offers consistent,
high-quality feed products, supplements, premixes, custom
ingredient blends and specialty feed ingredients to help livestock
producers achieve the greatest possible return from their grain and
forage. For more information about ADM Alliance Nutrition visit
www.admani.com.
About ADM Cocoa
Formed in 1997, ADM Cocoa has integrated and implemented the
technologies and expertise from 12 cocoa and chocolate operations
in nine countries. As a premier supplier of cocoa and chocolate
ingredients worldwide, ADM helps customers in the confectionery,
bakery, dairy and other food industries create products that
satisfy a host of flavor, texture and color requirements. Working
closely with customers on six continents, ADM Cocoa strives to
answer market demands and meet business challenges with innovative
product and formulation solutions. Learn more at
www.adm.com/cocoa.
About ADM
For more than a century, the people of Archer Daniels Midland
Company (NYSE: ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve
vital needs. Today, 30,000 ADM employees around the globe convert
oilseeds, corn, wheat and cocoa into products for food, animal
feed, industrial and energy uses. With more than 265 processing
plants, 400 crop procurement facilities, and the world’s premier
crop transportation network, ADM helps connect the harvest to the
home in more than 160 countries. For more information about ADM and
its products, visit www.adm.com.
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