January 15/Rolle, Switzerland/Press Release -- ADM Cocoa is restructuring its organization into five key regions and business units, as it looks to enhance the level of service and support offered to customers by its global cocoa and chocolate team.
Part of ADM’s ongoing commitment to providing premium cocoa solutions, the reorganization sees a number of appointments and role expansions:
• Grant Belden has been named general manager, Global Trading, Sourcing and Semi-Finished.
• Benoit Villers will lead Global Gourmet, and Marketing. His responsibilities include the recently launched deZaan Gourmet collection, which has been specially developed to meet growing consumer demand for high quality cocoa products. After a successful launch in Asia, ADM will continue to focus on this new gourmet line of cocoa products specially developed for artisan bakers and chefs.
• Chris Beetge now heads up Europe and the Middle East and Dennis Whalen will remain in charge of the Americas. Yeong Chye continues as managing director, Cocoa Asia, where ADM has recently expanded its cocoa processing facility in Singapore.