Leading Executives in Importers and Exporters
Wei (David) Dong
Chief Executive Officer, COFCO International
CEO since December 2018, Dong has led China’s flagship global agri-merchant through expansion in grains, oilseeds, and sugar, strengthening its role as one of the world’s largest originators and exporters.
Marco Dunand
Chief Executive Officer & Co‑founder, Mercuria Energy Group
Co-founded Mercuria in 2004 and built it into a top-five independent global energy and commodities trader; now steering major capital into low‑carbon investments.
Michael Gelchie
Chief Executive Officer, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC)
Named Group CEO on October 1, 2020; continues to lead LDC’s transformation and core merchandizing strength across grains, oilseeds, coffee, cotton and more.
Russell Hardy
Group Chief Executive Officer, Vitol
Veteran trader who became Group CEO in 2018; under his leadership Vitol remains the world’s largest independent energy trader and a bellwether for oil‑market views.
Greg Heckman
Chief Executive Officer, Bunge Global SA
CEO since 2019; led Bunge’s combination with Viterra to create a stronger global agribusiness, connecting farmers to consumers across crops and regions.
Richard Holtum
Chief Executive Officer, Trafigura
Took the helm on January 1, 2025 after building Trafigura’s gas, power and renewables franchise into the Group’s third pillar.
Kenichi Hori
President & Chief Executive Officer, Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
President & CEO since 2021, Hori oversees one of the world’s most diversified trading houses, with deep strengths in food, energy, and infrastructure.
Toshimitsu Imai
President & Chief Executive Officer, Toyota Tsusho Corporation
Appointed President & CEO on April 1, 2025, Imai leads Toyota Group’s trading arm across mobility, energy, Africa and circular‑economy domains.
Kuok Khoon Hong
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Wilmar International
Co‑founded and built Asia’s leading agribusiness; as Chairman & CEO, Kuok oversees global edible oils, oilseeds, grains and sugar operations.
Juan R. Luciano
Chair of the Board; President & Chief Executive Officer, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
Chair, President & CEO since 2015, Luciano has expanded ADM from crop origination into a global nutrition and ingredients powerhouse.
Gary Nagle
Chief Executive Officer, Glencore
Succeeded Ivan Glasenberg in 2021; leads one of the world’s largest commodity marketers and producers across metals, minerals and energy.
Katsuya Nakanishi
President & Chief Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Corporation
President & CEO since 2022, Nakanishi heads Japan’s largest sogo shosha, active in energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, food and more.
Masahiro Okafuji
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, ITOCHU Corporation
Long‑time leader of ITOCHU, Okafuji serves as Chairman & CEO while driving portfolio growth and overseas expansion; Keita Ishii is President & COO.
Masayuki Omoto
President & Chief Executive Officer, Marubeni Corporation
Became President & CEO in 2025; Omoto leads Marubeni’s diversified import‑export and investment portfolio across food, energy, metals and infrastructure.
Alain Poncelet
Chief Executive Officer, ECOM Agroindustrial
As Group CEO, Poncelet oversees one of the world’s leading soft‑commodity merchants in coffee, cocoa and cotton, with deep origin networks and sustainability programs.
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Brian Sikes
Board Chair & Chief Executive Officer, Cargill
Became CEO in January 2023 and Board Chair in January 2024; leads the largest privately held agribusiness supplying and exporting food and feed worldwide.
Nicolas A. Tamari
Chief Executive Officer, Sucafina
Third‑generation leader of the family‑owned coffee trader; as CEO, Tamari has scaled Sucafina into a global ‘farm‑to‑roaster’ importer and exporter.
Torbjörn Törnqvist
Chairman & Co‑founder, Gunvor Group
Co‑founded Gunvor in 2000 and built it into a top independent energy trader; now Chairman guiding diversification and energy‑transition finance.
Shingo Ueno
President & Chief Executive Officer, Sumitomo Corporation
President & CEO since April 1, 2024; Ueno leads Sumitomo’s global trading, investment and import‑export businesses under its Medium‑Term Plan 2026.
Sunny Verghese
Executive Director & Group Chief Executive Officer, Olam Group
Co‑founder and Group CEO who transformed Olam from a trader into a global agri‑food leader spanning Olam Agri and ofi, with extensive origin‑to‑market capabilities.
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