Søren Wølck Schrøder (born 1962/63) is a Danish businessman,[1][2] the CEO of Bunge Limited, a global agribusiness and food company, since June 2013.[5][6]

Soren Schroder
Born
Søren Wølck Schrøder[1][2]

1962 or 1963 (age 61–62)[3]
Aarhus, Denmark[1][2]
NationalityDanish[4]
Alma materConnecticut College
Occupationbusinessman
TitleCEO, Bunge Limited
TermJune 2013-
PredecessorAlberto Weisser

Early life

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Søren Wølck Schrøder was born in Aarhus in Denmark, but moved to the United States to study at Connecticut College, where he received a bachelor's degree in economics.[1][3][5]

Career

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After finishing his bachelor's degree, Schroder worked for Continental Grain for more for than ten years and then transferred to Cargill for a shorter period.[2] From 1997 to 2000, Schroder was a board member of the Danish company Scanola, but otherwise he has worked exclusively abroad.[1]

He has worked for Bunge since 2000, initially as Protein Director at Bunge Global Markets.[1][3] From 2010 to 2013 he was CEO of Bunge North America.[7] He became CEO of Bunge Limited in June 2013, succeeding Alberto Weisser.[8] On December 10, 2018, Bunge announced Soren will be stepping down as CEO as soon as a replacement has been found.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Bindslev, J.C.; Westermann, C. (October 5, 2015). "'Ukendt' dansker til tops i udlandet: Er han verdens bedst betalte dansker?" (in Danish). TV2 News. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Soren Schroder er en dansk stjerne i toppen af en af verdens største virksomheder" (in Danish). vl.dk. March 24, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Executive Profile: Soren W. Schroder". bloomberg. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "Søren Wølck Schrøder" (in Danish). udvandrerne.dk. February 7, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Soren Schroder | World Economic Forum". Weforum.org. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  6. ^ Polansek, Tom (April 17, 2015). "Bunge boss of two years faces pressure to improve results". Reuters. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  7. ^ "Management". Bunge. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  8. ^ Weiderman, Greta (February 7, 2013). "Bunge appoints Soren Schroder as CEO". www.bizjournals.com. St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved June 12, 2017.