Continental Grain Company

Executive Chairman of Continental Grain, having served as CEO from 1997 to 2026 after rising through merchandising and operating roles. He sits on the boards of Loews Corporation, Estee Lauder, IFF and Wayne-Sanderson Farms.

Co-CEO who joined Conti as a Senior Advisor in 2025 with over 35 years in agriculture. She previously held senior leadership roles at Cargill, including Chief Sustainability Officer and head of animal nutrition and health.

Vice Chairman and board member since 2001, previously holding senior general management roles across Conti's Latin American and European divisions, and Directeur General of Arlon Group (Europe) in Geneva.

Chief Talent and Strategy Officer and board member driving value creation through the firm's network and talent; joined in 2017 focusing on corporate investments and venture capital. She is a seventh-generation member of the Fribourg family.

Vice Chairman and board member, formerly Chief Strategy Officer (2019-2026), who joined after a nearly 30-year career at Anheuser-Busch/AB InBev leading global M&A. He is a director of Refresco and Hunter Douglas.

Principal and Co-Head of Conti Ventures, with Conti since early 2016, focused on co-investing in early-stage food, agriculture and restaurant technology companies. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan and sits on several startup boards.

Co-Head and Principal of Conti Direct Investments, with Conti since 2016, previously Co-Head of CGC Latin America and part of the Corporate Investments team. He began his career in investment banking at BTG Pactual in Chile.

Vice President on the Direct Investments team who rejoined in 2024 after previously serving as a Senior Associate; he began his career as an investment banking analyst at UBS.

Vice President with Arlon Latin America Partners since 2020, previously in investment banking at BR Partners, Estater and Itau BBA; he is a CFA charterholder.

Vice President with Conti since 2019, having started in investment banking at Credicorp Capital in Peru and later Credit Suisse in New York, working on M&A and capital markets in Latin America.

Co-Head and Principal of Conti Direct Investments who joined in 2019, previously a principal at Australis Partners and earlier at Citigroup and Citi Venture Capital International, focused on Latin American investments.

Principal on the Value Creation team, with Conti since 2013, focused on acquiring and managing private food and agriculture investments; he began his career at Piper Jaffray and sits on the board of Restaurant Technologies.

Investment Vice President who rejoined Conti Asia's team in Beijing in 2021, previously Investment Director at TCL Industrial Holdings and earlier a management consultant at Meritco Services.

Vice President who joined in 2022 on the North America Direct Investments team, previously an investment banking associate at Goldman Sachs and analyst at Itau BBA.

Vice President with Conti since 2019, previously an Associate Director at UBS on the M&A team covering consumer products, retail, industrial and real estate.

Co-Head of 1813, a strategy backing investment managers and select direct deals mostly outside food and ag; with Conti since 2019, initially at Arlon Capital Partners, and previously at Garnett Station Partners.

Principal on Corporate Investments with Conti since 2014, previously a sell-side analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch covering agribusiness, packaged food and tobacco.

Vice President on the Conti Ventures team who joined in 2022, previously an alternative data investment analyst at Viking Global Investors and earlier at Bridgewater Associates.

Board member and banking-industry veteran currently Chairman of Ladder Capital Finance Corporation, formerly CEO of Washington Mutual Bank and President of Sovereign Bank, and active in Brooklyn nonprofits.

Director of Talent and Strategy who joined in 2022 as Senior Manager, previously in HR and talent management roles at ExecOnline and a recruiting coordinator at Citi.

Operating Partner focused on Brazilian investments, part of Conti's operating group since joining Arlon in 2019, with prior consulting and executive experience at Kearney, Bacardi and Grupo Boticario.

Junior Analyst with the Arlon Latin America Partners investment team since 2022, having previously worked at a search fund called Tractus.

Board member and Vice Chairman of U.S. Investment Banking at Lazard, previously CEO of Rothschild North America, with a long career advising on M&A and restructuring across industrial and technology sectors.

CFO of ContiFeed in Beijing since 1999, having served in various financial roles and overseeing finance for CCTI operations and Conti Asia's investment activities; previously an auditor at Arthur Andersen.

CFO who joined Conti in 2026 after serving as PepsiCo's SVP and CFO for EMEA and holding multiple senior finance roles over 13 years at PepsiCo. She is a CFA charterholder.

Head of Accounting who joined in 2024, leading accounting, financial reporting and operational finance; previously spent 13 years at Fortress Investment Group and began her career at Deloitte.

CEO of ContiFeed with Conti since 2012, previously an Associate in BNP Paribas's Structuring team in Singapore.

Senior Associate on the 1813 team who joined in 2024, previously a strategy consultant at Alvarez & Marsal and founder and CFO/COO of Otherworld Foods.

Deputy General Counsel for Governance and Risk.

Operating Partner for Latin America who joined in 2022, previously in leadership roles at Chilean grocery retailer SMU and earlier at McKinsey, Unilever and Walmart.

SVP of Compensation and Benefits with Conti since 1996, serving in compensation, benefits, HR systems and IT roles; previously managed HR systems at Young and Rubicam.

Conti's Controller, with the company since 1989 including her tenure at ContiFinancial as Assistant Controller.

Operating Partner on the Value Creation team who joined in 2025, with prior finance, strategy and M&A leadership roles at AB InBev and as SVP of corporate finance at Bowery Farming.

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary with Conti since 1996, including a tenure at ContiFinancial as Associate General Counsel, having earlier practiced law at Dewey Ballantine and Winston & Strawn.

Board director who served as Conti's Vice Chairman from 2012 to 2026 and earlier as CFO; formerly a Managing Director at Salomon Brothers, he is a director of Stifel Financial and Castleton Commodities International.

Chairman of Conti International with over 40 years at Conti, having led the Wayne Feed Division and later served as Managing Director of Conti Asia in Beijing. He has chaired several poultry, pork and feed companies internationally.

Leads Conti's tax department, with the company since 2001; previously an outside tax consultant to Conti through his partnership Gross & Ehrhardt.

Head of Strategy at ContiFeed who joined Conti Asia's investment team in Beijing in 2021, previously a Senior Manager at Bain & Company and HR advisor at Deutsche Bank.

Senior Director of Shareholder Services with Conti since 1996, previously Manager of Operations for oil trading companies and refiners.

SVP of Information Technology with the company since 1997 including her tenure at ContiFinancial as Senior Systems Analyst.

Associate on the Direct Investments team who joined in 2026, previously an Associate at Jefferies Financial in the Global Industrials Group.