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Patricia A. Woertz, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Patricia A. Woertz is chairman, chief executive officer and president of Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM). Pat joined ADM in 2006 as CEO and president. She assumed the additional role of chairman in 2007.
As chairman, CEO and president, Pat leads one of the world’s largest agricultural processing companies. For more than 100 years, ADM has turned crops into products for food, animal feed, chemical and energy uses. ADM also operates the world’s premier origination and transportation network that connects crops and markets in more than 60 countries. Today, ADM is a Fortune 60 company with 27,000 employees across the globe.
Since joining ADM, Pat has worked with the Board and senior management to position ADM for continued success. Under her direction, ADM has articulated a strategic focus to expand ADM’s position in the agricultural processing value chain and to grow the Company’s BioEnergy business. Pat also led the reorganization of ADM’s operations to enhance efficiency and provide clearer lines of responsibility for long-term success.
Truly passionate about developing people, Pat strengthened ADM’s commitment to employee safety and communications. In 2006, she led ADM’s first all-colleague global Town Hall where she shared the Company’s strategic focus with colleagues worldwide. In 2007, she led ADM’s first Global Safety Week and issued a safety call to action to all ADM colleagues. Both have become annual Company events.
A graduate of Pennsylvania State University, Pat began her career with Ernst & Young in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as a certified public accountant. Attracted to the complexity and opportunity of a global energy company, she joined Gulf Oil Corporation in 1977 and held positions in refining, marketing, strategic planning and finance. Following the merger of Gulf and Chevron in 1987, Pat served as president of Chevron Canada and later Chevron International Oil Company. With the merger of Chevron and Texaco in 2001, she was named executive vice president in charge of the company’s refining, marketing, lubricant, and supply and trading operations. She retired from Chevron in March 2006.
Pat Woertz is an internationally recognized business leader. In 2007, Fortune magazine named her the sixth most powerful woman in business. In 2006, she was identified as one of the 25 most influential leaders of the year by Fortune magazine.
Pat is a member of the Board of Directors of the Procter & Gamble Company, and is a member of the National Petroleum Council, the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, The Business Council and Business Roundtable. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of San Diego and the Board of Visitors of Pennsylvania State University, which awarded her its highest recognition for alumni. She also serves as a vice chairman for the Kennedy Center Corporate Fund.
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