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Study Group: Sugar Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 76

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Miguel Mesquita da Cunha

Consultant
Miguel Mesquita da Cunha
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Miguel Mesquita da Cunha is a Consultant in Belgium who specializes in EU policy and regulatory trends that affect business. Previously, Dr. Mesquita da Cunha worked in the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) under Lord Carrington, before becoming a member of the 'Group...

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Gary Castellaw

President
Premier Financial & Consulting Group
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Gary Castellaw is the President of Premier Financial & Consulting LLC, a management consulting and services company. The firm specializes in the energy, industrial and agricultural chemicals, fertilizer, seed, biofuels, equipment and transportation industries. Formerly, Mr. Castellaw was the Director...

Gary Drimmer, President, Drimmer & Associates InternationalGary Drimmer

President
Drimmer & Associates International
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Gary Drimmer is the President of Drimmer and Associates, a commodity, animal nutrition, plant biotechnology and international agribusiness consulting firm. Mr. Drimmer has over 30 years of international business experience in plant biotechnology, corn and flour milling, soybean processing, animal feed...

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Kantha Shelke

Founder & Scientist
Corvus Blue
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Kantha Shelke is a diversified scientist, expediting new product and technology development in food and nutrition. She is the Founder and Principal at Corvus Blue, a consumer packaged goods consultant. Ms. Shelke also chairs the Scientific Advisory Board of a global food brand co., advises as Director...

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Philip Corzine, General Manager, South American Soy LLCPhilip Corzine

General Manager
South American Soy LLC
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Philip Corzine is Founder and Consultant at AgPage International Consultancy, providing electronic communications, and agricultural business development and economic analysis services to small businesses and organizations. Mr. Corzine also consults with the international investment community, providing...

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Brian Stevenson

Principal
B. Stevenson Associates
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Brian Stevenson is the Principal of B. Stevenson Associates. He was previously a Senior Vice President at Interstate Bakeries Corp. (IBC). While at IBC, Mr. Stevenson was a member of the corporate senior executive management team and reported directly to the CEO. Prior to that, he managed procurement...

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Edward Swinderman

Independent Contractor
Edward Swinderman
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Edward Swinderman is an independent contractor, currently working with PERIN Resources; a firm involved in the marketing of fuel ethanol, biodiesel, glycerin, and methanol. Previously, Mr. Swinderman was the Vice President of Sales at BioSelect Fuels, a firm producing and selling biodiesel. Prior,...

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Richard Vandervoort, Retired VP of Strategic Business Development, CORN PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.Richard Vandervoort

FormerRetired VP of Strategic Business Development
CORN PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Richard Vandervoort until 2006, was the Vice President of Strategic Business Development and Investor Relations among other responsibilities at Corn Products International, Inc., a $3 billion global corn refiner and ingredient producer of sweeteners, starches and animal feeds. Mr. Vandervoort was responsible...

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Fertilizer Musical Chairs Coming to Sad End- Agrium & CF Industries Last Offers

November 6, 2009

Gary Drimmer, President, Drimmer & Associates International

Agrium increases cash portion of bid in final attempt to buy CF Industries | www.chicagotribune.com

Since the beginning of the year Agrium Inc.  and CF Industries Holdings  Inc.  have been seeking to make a major acquisition in consolidation effort after drop in sector share prices. This week new offers went out and we might be reaching an end to this round of efforts as the outlook for the sector...

Omega-3 Soybean Oil Closer To Commercial Reality For Monsanto and Solae

November 1, 2009

Gary Drimmer, President, Drimmer & Associates International

Solae, LLC and Monsanto Company reach important regulatory milestone that advances the development of foods containing the world's first stearidonic acid (SDA) omega-3 soybean oil product | www.seedquest.com

The GRAS certification of Monsanto's new omega-3 Soybean Oil is a major step not only for Monanto and their partner on this product, Solae LLC, but a it could also help pave the way to the acceptance of GMO crops around the world. The product still needs to be developed and marketed correctly as it...

"Where's the Beef?" Will Meat Lose Global Favor?

October 30, 2009

Gary Drimmer, President, Drimmer & Associates International

Vegetarian diet is better for the planet, says Lord Stern | www.guardian.co.uk

The production of meats is responsible for 18% of man made green house gas emissions and 25% of man made methane emissions. No wonder there is talk that eating beef is not very green. WIll sustainable farming and green consumers move away from meats and towards a vegetarian diet? 

Farmer Bill Gates Defends Biotech Crops and Pushes For Sustainability

October 18, 2009

Gary Drimmer, President, Drimmer & Associates International

Gates chides critics, defends biotech crops « Des Moines Register Staff Blogs | The Des Moines Register | blogs.desmoinesregister.com

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is putting big bucks behind a push to improve farming in Africa and the rest of the thrid world; he includes biotech crops as part of the solution.

Are Things Getting Hot Down Under? Everyone Interested in AWB !

September 29, 2009

Gary Drimmer, President, Drimmer & Associates International

RPT-DEALTALK-Bunge seen most likely partner for Australia's AWB | sg.news.yahoo.com

Bunge Ltd , Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, Nobel Group , Louis Dreyfus, Glencore International and even Gavilon LLC could be interested or already in talks with AWB for a possible acquisition of more then just their Geneva grain trading operations. It would seem logical that someone might be interested...

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