November 9, 2007
Contact:
Catherine Zhang 13910976776, catherine_zhang@cargill.com, Cargill Investments (China) Ltd
Cargill President was elected as Chairman of the Amcham Shanghai
Shanghai - Cargill president Norwell Coquillard was elected as Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai at Amcham recent Annual General Meeting. Amcham Shanghai is now largest and fastest growing American Chamber of Commerce in the Asia Pacific area with more than 3,700 members including 1,600 corporate members.
Amcham Chairman Eric Fiedler said: “I congratulate the 2008 AmCham Shanghai Board of Governors – all elected tonight from a strong slate of candidates. I have worked with Nor Coquillard for four years on the Board – he has served AmCham Shanghai as Governor for four years, as Treasurer for three years and as a member of our annual Washington Door Knocks. He brings a wealth of corporate experience, understanding of the membership and leadership to the role of Chairman of the Board of Governors. I can't think of anyone more capable to lead AmCham Shanghai. Congratulations to all of the elected Board members, and I look forward to building on the success we achieved this year.”
About Cargill
Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services with 158,000 employees in 66 countries. Cargill is committed to using its knowledge and experience to cooperate with customers to help them succeed. Cargill seeks to become the global leader in nourishing human beings by creating unique value for its customers. Our practice is to manage to be trustworthy, innovative and enterprising. For more information, please visit Cargill’s website: http://www.cargill.com/.
About Cargill China
Cargill started trade with China soon after President Nixon’s visit in 1972. Cargill’s annual trade value with China today is around US$ 5 billion. Currently, Cargill sells grains, oilseeds, steel products, sugar, fruit juices, meats and other commodities to China while exporting Chinese commodities such as steel, apple juice and corn. Cargill operates 34 wholly owned companies and joint ventures within 20 provinces and municipalities in China. Projects range from soybean crushing in Guangdong to corn processing in Jilin and animal feed production in Sichuan. Cargill and its joint ventures employ 4400 people in China. Cargill China website: http://www.cargill.com.cn/.