WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.,
June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bunge
Limited (NYSE: BG) today announced that Gordon Hardie will join the company as Managing
Director, Food & Ingredients, effective July 1, 2011. In this role, Mr. Hardie will
provide strategic leadership to Bunge's global Food &
Ingredients segment, and will oversee the development of the
company's edible oil and milling businesses, which produce a range
of commercial and retail products, including bulk and bottled oils,
bakery mixes, margarines and mayonnaise. He will report to
Alberto Weisser, Chairman and CEO,
Bunge Limited.
"Gordon brings to Bunge a long and proven track record of
building successful food and beverage businesses
internationally," stated Mr. Weisser. "His knowledge
of the food industry and breadth of experience leading operations
and managing brands in a variety of product categories, marketing
channels and geographies will be a strong complement to Bunge's
senior management team."
In 2009, Mr. Hardie founded Morningside Partners, a corporate
strategy and M&A advisory firm focused on the food and beverage
industries. Prior to this, he served as Managing Director, Fresh
Baking Division of Goodman Fielder Ltd, the leading producer of
bakery brands in Australia and
New Zealand, with revenues of over
AUS$1 billion and the largest daily fresh supply chain in the
region, serving over 30,000 customers. Goodman Fielder Ltd. is also
the largest seller of edible oils to commercial customers in those
countries.
Before joining Goodman Fielder in 2002, Mr. Hardie held a number
of executive positions in the food and beverage industry
internationally, including as Group General Manager -
Marketing at Southcorp Wines; Vice President, Asia Pacific, Middle
East and Africa at Fosters
Group International; and Regional Director, Americas&
Asia Pacific at Pernod Ricard
Irish Distillers.
Mr. Hardie holds a BA from the University College Cork and an
MBA from University College, Dublin Smurfit Graduate School of
Business. He is also a graduate of management programs at
INSEAD.
About Bunge Limited
Bunge Limited (www.bunge.com, NYSE: BG) is a leading global
agribusiness and food company with approximately 32,000 employees
in more than 30 countries. 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 and corn to make
ingredients used by food companies; and sells fertilizer in North
and South America. Founded
in 1818, the company is headquartered in White Plains, New York.
SOURCE Bunge Limited