Miller Magazine Issue: 132 December 2020

44 NEWS MILLER / december 2020 Glencore Agriculture officially rebranded to Viterra Roquette announces Pierre Courduroux as new CEO Glencore Agriculture, one of the world’s leading agricul- tural businesses, announced it has officially re-branded to Viterra. Effective from November 30, the company will begin implementing the Viterra brand in the countries in which it operates. “Today is a historic day for our business, as we adopt the Viterra name and brand globally,” said David Mattiske, CEO of Viterra. “The name Viterra, which means vitality from the earth, unites our business under one brand with a shared purpose, further strengthens our identity and strongly positions us for future growth.” Viterra operates in 37 countries, with a fully integrated agriculture network connecting producers and consumers to supply sustainable, traceable and quality-controlled agricultural products. “Our talented people along with our asset network al- lows us to offer a wide range of services and products, enabling us to create successful, long-lasting relationships with our origination and end use customers,” added Mat- tiske. “Together, we look forward to further growth and investment in our network and continuing to connect the agriculture industry.” Due to timing issues and business activities, Australia, Brazil, Egypt, Kazakhstan, New Zealand, Romania, Russia and Ukraine are scheduled to rebrand in May 2021. Aside from the name change and refreshed brand, it is business as usual across the company. Roquette, a global leader in plant-based ingredients and pharmaceutical excipients for food, nutrition and health markets, and a pioneer of plant proteins, announced the appointment of Pierre Courduroux as its new CEO, effective December 14, 2020. Pierre Courduroux is currently the Chief Fi- nancial Officer (CFO) of Roquette, a position he took in October 2020. He has an exten- sive international experience, and was most recently the CFO of Monsanto, a leading glo- bal agricultural seed and biotechnology com- pany with revenues in excess of $14B and a Market Capitalization of more than $50B. During his long and successful career, Pierre, a French citizen, has held leadership positions in France, Belgium, Switzerland and the USA. In these roles, he drove signi- ficant improvements in areas such as risk management, capital allocation and growth projects, while leading the Finance organization towards a model that leveraged sha- red services and global IT systems. Grown up in Clermont-Ferrand, Pierre holds an MSc in Management from the EMLyon Business School, and an Executive MBA from the Washington Univer- sity in St Louis, MO, USA. Announcing the appointment, Roquette Chairman Edouard Roquette said, “Pierre is an exceptional leader. His track record is extraor- dinary, and we are convinced that he will build on our successful 87-year history to keep writing our bright future. He was chosen in a competiti- ve selection process from a strong field of candi- dates, and he is a highly impressive talent, who represents very well our values: Authenticity, Well-Being, Forward Looking and Excellence.” “I am pleased and honoured to take the position of CEO of Roquette,” said Pierre Courduroux. “In this position, I am committed to creating even more value for our employees, shareholders, custo- mers and society at large. I am excited about the oppor- tunity for Roquette to fulfil its mission of imagining and offering plant-based ingredients to better cure and feed people. Our drive for innovation and our long-term vision as a family company will continue to be key to achieve our objective of improving the well-being of millions of people around the world while taking care of our planet.” Pierre Courduroux