ADM Announces Senior Management Appointments

ADM Announces Senior Management Appointments 


DECATUR, Ill., June 7  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dennis Riddle has been named
President-ADM Corn Processing. Mr. Riddle joined the Company in 1999 and
previously served as division Senior Vice President-Sweeteners & Starch in the
ADM Corn Processing division. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in
business administration from High Point University and a MBA from Duke
University.

Mark Kolkhorst has been named President-Specialty Feed Ingredients. Mr.
Kolkhorst joined ADM in 1986 and previously served as Vice President-Specialty
Feed Ingredients. He has held various management positions in grain
merchandising as well as Vice President of both ADM/Growmark and Tabor Grain.
Mr. Kolkhorst received a Bachelor of Science degree in agri-business from
Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.

Tedd Kruse has been named Vice President-North American Food Oils. Mr. Kruse
joined the Company in 1993 and previously served as General Manager- North
American Food Oils and has held several management positions in the Company.
Mr. Kruse received a Bachelor of Science degree in agri-business from Iowa
State University.

Mike Livergood has been named Vice President-Global Oleo Chemicals.  Mr.
Livergood joined the Company in 1975 and previously served as Vice President-
North American Oilseed Processing with responsibility for sunflower seed and
flaxseed crushing.  He has also held various management positions in the
Oilseed Processing division as well as merchandising positions.

Peter Reimers has been named General Manager-European Oleo Chemicals.  Mr.
Reimers joined the Company in 1998 and previously served as Manager-Biodiesel.
He has also held positions in research and development in the Natural Health &
Nutrition and the Industrial Oils divisions. Mr. Reimers received a Master
degree in business engineering and a Ph.D. in global economics from the
technical university, Graz, in Austria. Mr. Reimers will relocate to the
Company's European headquarters in Hamburg, Germany.

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is a world leader in agricultural
processing. ADM is one of the world's largest processors of soybeans, corn,
wheat and cocoa. ADM is also a leader in the production of soy meal and oil,
ethanol, corn sweeteners and flour. In addition, ADM produces value-added food
and feed ingredients. Headquartered in Decatur, Illinois, ADM has over 26,000
employees, more than 250 processing plants and net sales for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 2004 of $36.2 billion. Additional information can be found on
ADM's Web site at http://www.admworld.com/ . 

DATASOURCE: Archer Daniels Midland Company



CONTACT:  Brian Peterson, Senior Vice President-Corporate Affairs, of

Archer Daniels Midland Company, [phone]



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