Greg Page, Chairman and CEO of Cargill, Elected Chair of Brazil-U.S. Business Council

Board ‘Recognizes Cargill’s Longstanding Support of the
U.S.-Brazil Bilateral Commercial Agenda’

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Board of Directors of the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, announced today the unanimous election of Greg Page, chairman and CEO of Cargill, as the council’s new chair.

“The Board’s choice of Greg Page as chair recognizes Cargill’s longstanding support of the U.S.-Brazil bilateral commercial agenda and its dedication to sustainable economic development,” said Jodi Bond, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s vice president of the Americas.  “Greg Page and Cargill are the gold standard, an exemplary model for companies looking at long term business investment and growth in the U.S.-Brazil commercial dialogue.”

As head of privately held Cargill, an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial and industrial products and services, Page oversees the company’s global operations.  The company has more than 142,000 employees and has a presence in 66 countries.

Page brings a wealth of leadership experience to the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, having served in many management positions during his 37 years with Cargill.  Page was named chairman and CEO in 2007.
Cargill has been in Brazil since 1965 and is one of the 10 largest food producers in the country. Cargill’s Brazil operations include production facilities, warehouses, port terminals and branch offices in nearly 180 cities throughout the country, directly employing more than 7,000 people and providing jobs to nearly 23,000 people. In 2011, Cargill opened one of the food industry’s most advanced technology and innovation centers in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Page succeeds chair John Faraci, CEO and chairman of International Paper, a global paper, packaging, and distribution leader that creates a wide range of products that people rely on every day. “I would like to acknowledge and thank John Faraci for his outstanding leadership and continuing contributions to the Council’s ongoing advocacy efforts,” Page said. “We are delighted that he will continue to provide expertise and guidance to the board and the broader private sector as the U.S. Section chair of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum.  Furthermore, I am honored to serve as chair of the council, the premier business advocacy organization uniquely positioned to advance the bilateral commercial and economic agenda.”

The U.S. Section of the Brazil-U.S. Business Council represents the largest U.S. companies invested in Brazil and works collaboratively with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Brazil Section of the Council is managed by the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI), composed of the 27 Brazilian state-level federations of industry and trade associations. BUSBC also works closely with the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil (Amcham Brazil), the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum, and sectoral associations in both countries. Together, this powerful structure enables the Council to forge consensus between the two private sectors and to communicate to both governments with a unique bilateral voice. For more information, please visit www.brazilcouncil.org. 

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