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ADM Cocoa, Milwaukee, WI, is restructuring its organization into five key regions and business units, as it looks to enhance the level of service and support offered to customers by its global cocoa and chocolate team. As part of this restructuring several new appointments and role expansions have been announced.
Grant Belden has been named general manager, Global Trading, Sourcing and Semi-Finished.
Benoit Villers will lead Global Gourmet, and Marketing. His responsibilities include the recently launched deZaan Gourmet collection, which has been specially developed to meet growing consumer demand for high quality cocoa products.
Chris Beetge now heads up Europe and the Middle East and Dennis Whalen will remain in charge of the Americas. Yeong Chye continues as managing director, Cocoa Asia, where ADM has recently expanded its cocoa processing facility in Singapore.
Scott Walker continues to head the team as president, ADM Cocoa.
In addition, Kai-Uwe Ostheim will become general manager, Global Sustainability Cocoa as part of ADM’s ongoing commitment to a sustainable future for cocoa farming.
Rinus Heemskerk will expand his role as global director of innovation. His areas of responsibility will include the Advantage Centre network, where customers can work alongside ADM’s technical experts to tailor formulations to add value throughout the development process, as well as the ‘Less is More’ program, which offers solutions to customers that help to contain costs without compromising quality.
Tim Coonan has been named vice president, Global Risk Cocoa and will now chair ADM’s Global Cocoa Risk Committee.
Grant Belden has been named general manager, Global Trading, Sourcing and Semi-Finished.
Benoit Villers will lead Global Gourmet, and Marketing. His responsibilities include the recently launched deZaan Gourmet collection, which has been specially developed to meet growing consumer demand for high quality cocoa products.
Chris Beetge now heads up Europe and the Middle East and Dennis Whalen will remain in charge of the Americas. Yeong Chye continues as managing director, Cocoa Asia, where ADM has recently expanded its cocoa processing facility in Singapore.
Scott Walker continues to head the team as president, ADM Cocoa.
In addition, Kai-Uwe Ostheim will become general manager, Global Sustainability Cocoa as part of ADM’s ongoing commitment to a sustainable future for cocoa farming.
Rinus Heemskerk will expand his role as global director of innovation. His areas of responsibility will include the Advantage Centre network, where customers can work alongside ADM’s technical experts to tailor formulations to add value throughout the development process, as well as the ‘Less is More’ program, which offers solutions to customers that help to contain costs without compromising quality.
Tim Coonan has been named vice president, Global Risk Cocoa and will now chair ADM’s Global Cocoa Risk Committee.