Former Louis Dreyfus Company CEO named Olam Agri chair

The Olam Group has announced the appointment of eight members to Olam Agri’s Board of Directors, effective 1 July 2023. They include former Louis Dreyfus Company CEO, Serge François Schoen, who will serve as Olam Agri's Chairman.

Olam Agri, which was carved out of Olam Group following the re-organisation of the Group's diverse business portfolio, is a food, feed and fiber agribusiness with a global origination footprint, processing capabilities and focus on emerging markets. Its products and services include grains and oilseeds, flour, pasta, integrated feed and protein, rice, edible oils, specialty grains and seeds, cotton, wood products, rubber, commodity financial services and funds management.

The eight board members collectively sit across four of Olam Agri’s Board Committees, namely the governance, nomination, talent and remuneration committee, the audit and compliance committee, the risk and market compliance committee, and the sustainability committee.

The members appointed include:

• Serge François Schoen: Non-Executive and Independent Director, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Governance, Nomination, Talent & Remuneration Committee and Member of the Risk & Market Compliance Committee.
• Hixonia Nyasulu: Non-Executive and Independent Director, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Sustainability Committee and Member of the Governance, Nomination, Talent & Remuneration and Audit & Compliance Committees.
• Eng Chin Chin: Non-Executive and Independent Director, Chair of the Audit & Compliance Committee and Member of the Risk & Market Compliance Committee.
• Pierre Lorinet: Non-Executive and Independent Director, Chairman of the Risk & Market Compliance Committee and Member of the Governance, Nomination, Talent & Remuneration and Audit & Compliance Committees.
• Jenifer Thien: Non-Executive and Independent Director and Member of Audit & Compliance and Sustainability Committees.
• Sulaiman AlRumaih: Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director and Member of the Governance, Nomination, Talent & Remuneration and Sustainability Committees.
• Anuj Maheshwari: Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director and Member of the Governance, Nomination, Talent & Remuneration Committee.
• Sunny George Verghese [pictured]: Group CEO and Executive Director of Olam Group and Olam Agri and Member of the Risk & Market Compliance and Sustainability Committees.