March 24, 2014

24/03/14: David W. Maclennan elected as Cargill's new chief executive officer

David W. MacLennan, currently serving as Cargill's President and Chief Operating Officer has been promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer - succeeding Gregory R. Page who will continue on in the position of Executive Chairman. David W. MacLennan, now aged 54 started at Cargill in 1991 and has since gone on to hold a multitude of roles within the organization. With a thorough understanding of the inner workings of the industry, MacLennan was elected to the Board of Directors in 2008 and promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer in 2011.

MacLennan originally received a Bachelors Degree from Amherst College and then a Masters in business administration from the University of Chicago. Prior to his contributions at Cargill he was the Vice President of LIT America and President of Fixed Income Capital Markets at US Bancorp Piper Jaffray.

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