ADM Announces Management Appointments

06.03.2012  |  Business Wire

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today announced several
management appointments.

Mark Kolkhorst has been named president, ADM Milling. Kolkhorst will
also be responsible for ADM Alliance Nutrition ?, replacing Terry Myers,
who is retiring as president of ADM Alliance Nutrition after 42 years of
service.

Kris Lutt has been named president, Golden Peanut Company. Over the next
months, Lutt will work closely with Jimmy Dorsett, CEO, Golden Peanut,
who will be retiring next year after 35 years with the company.

Scott Walker has been named president, ADM Cocoa.

The appointments are effective immediately.

Biographical Information

Mark Kolkhorst, vice president and president, ADM Milling and ADM
Alliance Nutrition, joined ADM in 1986. He most recently served as vice
president and president, Milling and Cocoa. Prior to that, he was
president of ADM Milling, where he was responsible for all aspects of
the company′s flour milling businesses in the United States, Canada, the
Caribbean and the United Kingdom. Previously, he was president of
Specialty Feed Ingredients and served in various management positions in
grain merchandising. Kolkhorst received a bachelor′s degree in
agribusiness from Illinois State University.

Kris Lutt, president, Golden Peanut Company, joined ADM in 2002,
with the acquisition of Minnesota Corn Processors. Prior to his current
appointment, he served as president, Milling. Before that, he was
advisor to the Office of the Chairman. Within ADM′s Corn business unit,
he served as general manager, Specialty Feed Ingredients; and vice
president, Corn Processing. Lutt received a bachelor′s degree in
biochemistry from the University of Nebraska and a master′s degree in
business administration from Illinois State University.

Scott Walker, president, ADM Cocoa, previously served as vice
president and managing director, ADM Cocoa International, where he
oversaw ADM′s cocoa business in Europe, Asia and Africa. Walker joined
ADM in 1993 and served as a merchandiser at numerous locations in the
Oilseed Processing business before becoming a commodity merchandiser for
ADM Cocoa in 1998. In 2002, he was named commercial director, ADM Cocoa
South America, and in 2004, became commercial director, ADM Cocoa
International. He received a bachelor′s degree in agricultural business
economics from Southern Illinois University.

About Golden Peanut Company

Headquartered in Alpharetta, Ga., Golden Peanut Company is the largest
U.S. handler, processor and exporter of peanuts, peanut oil and
peanut-derived ingredients. Golden Peanut Company is also the leading
peanut sheller and leading peanut oil refiner in the United States. The
company′s operations include seven handling facilities located in
peanut-producing regions of the United States and one facility in
Argentina. Learn more at www.goldenpeanut.com.

About ADM Alliance Nutrition

ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Archer
Daniels Midland Company and a leading producer of livestock feeds and
supplements. ADM Alliance Nutrition offers consistent, high-quality feed
products, supplements, premixes, custom ingredient blends and specialty
feed ingredients to help livestock producers achieve the greatest
possible return from their grain and forage. For more information about
ADM Alliance Nutrition visit www.admani.com.

About ADM Cocoa

Formed in 1997, ADM Cocoa has integrated and implemented the
technologies and expertise from 12 cocoa and chocolate operations in
nine countries. As a premier supplier of cocoa and chocolate ingredients
worldwide, ADM helps customers in the confectionery, bakery, dairy and
other food industries create products that satisfy a host of flavor,
texture and color requirements. Working closely with customers on six
continents, ADM Cocoa strives to answer market demands and meet business
challenges with innovative product and formulation solutions. Learn more
at www.adm.com/cocoa.

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.