Martin Schoenthaler to Join ADM as Chief Information Officer

21.12.2011  |  Business Wire

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today announced that Martin
Schoenthaler will join the company as chief information officer on Jan.
1, 2012. He will report to Ray Young, senior vice president and chief
financial officer. Schoenthaler comes to ADM from ConocoPhillips
Corporation where he most recently served as general manager, Corporate
Information Technology.

'Marty is a strong addition to our team as we seek to drive meaningful
improvements in ADM′s productivity,? said Young. 'He has experience
leading successful IT transformations in large, global business
environments and leveraging resources to consolidate infrastructure and
systems for maximum efficiency. His respect for different cultures and
his collaborative approach will serve him well here at ADM.?

About Schoenthaler

Schoenthaler joins ADM from ConocoPhillips Corporation where he served
as general manager for corporate information technology. Prior to that,
he served as general manager of information services and of upstream
global information services. While at ConocoPhillips, Schoenthaler led
the successful integration of the Conoco and Phillips Petroleum systems
for the Exploration and Production businesses, and the integration of
assets of Burlington Resources Company into ConocoPhillips. Earlier in
his career, he worked for IBM Corporation for 16 years in a variety of
roles.

Schoenthaler holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the
University of Arkansas and a Bachelor of Science degree from Missouri
Southern State University.

About ADM

For more than a century, the people of Archer Daniels Midland Company
(NYSE: ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve vital needs.
Today, 30,000 ADM employees around the globe convert oilseeds, corn,
wheat and cocoa into products for food, animal feed, industrial and
energy uses. With more than 265 processing plants, 400 crop procurement
facilities, and the world′s premier crop transportation network, ADM
helps connect the harvest to the home in more than 160 countries. For
more information about ADM and its products, visit www.adm.com.