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Bunge Limited Announces Board of Directors Resignation
WHITE PLAINS, NY – Dec . 4, 2019 – Bunge Limited (NYSE:BG) announced today that John E. McGlade has resigned from the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately.
McGlade joined Bunge’s Board of Directors in 2014 after a distinguished career at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a global provider of atmospheric, process and specialty gases, where he served, among other roles, as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2006 until 2008 and as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer from 2008 until his retirement in July 2014. McGlade serves on the board of directors of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber company and is a trustee of The Rider-Pool Foundation and ArtsQuest Foundation. McGlade was also a trustee of Lehigh University.
“John has been a trusted colleague and advisor for many years. The Board would like to express our gratitude for John’s guidance and leadership,” said Kathleen Hyle, Chairperson, Bunge Limited. “We thank him for his thoughtful service and wish him all the best for the future.”
About Bunge Limited
Bunge (www.bunge.com, NYSE: BG) is a world leader in sourcing, processing and supplying oilseed and grain products and ingredients. Founded in 1818, Bunge's expansive network feeds and fuels a growing world, creating sustainable products and opportunities for more than 70,000 farmers and the consumers they serve across the globe. The company is headquartered in New York and has 31,000 employees worldwide who stand behind more than 360 port terminals, oilseed processing plants, grain silos, and food and ingredient production and packaging facilities around the world.
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