| Board of Directors Kenneth M. Baker, Ph.D Chairman, World Agricultural Forum Leonard J. Guarraia, Ph.D. Chairman-Emeritus Mr. J. Powell Carman Esq. Of Counsel Partner, Bryan Cave LLP Mr. David Friedman Chief Financial Officer Controller, Novus International, Inc. Mr. Melvern K. Anderson Retired-President, Busch Ag Resources Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc Mr. Tom Curran Principal, Edward Jones Ms. Joyce Cacho Chief Sustainability Officer, Novus International, Inc. Mr. Michael K. Doane Director of Agricultural Economics and Sustainability, Monsanto Company Mr. Richard Greubel Group Vice President and International President, Tyson Foods Mr. Lynn O. Henderson President and CEO, Henderson Communications LLC (Publisher: AgriMarketing) Mr. David Kabbes Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Bunge North America, Inc. Seung H. Kim, Ph.D. Vice-Chairman-Asia Director, Boeing Institute of International Business St. Louis University Mr. Donald W. Kloth Retired-Vice President and Group Executive, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. |
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| Advisory Board Rt Hon James B. Bolger, ONZ Chairman Former Prime Minister of New Zealand Former New Zealand Ambassador to the United States Dr. Kenneth M. Baker Vice-Chairman Former Corporate Director, Belgium Pr. Mohamed AIT-KADI President, General Council of Agricultural Development, Morocco Dr. Suresh Babu Senior Research Fellow and Senior Advisor-Training International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Mr. Brett D. Begemann Executive Vice President, Monsanto Company Mr. Gary Blumenthal President and CEO, World Perspectives, Inc. The Honorable Chelston W.D. Braithwaite Director Emeritus, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Costa Rica Professor Joachim von Braun Director of the Center for Development Research (ZEF) at the University of Bonn Ms. Carole L. Brookins Former U.S. Executive Director, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Mr. Jorge H. Cazenave Cazenave & Asociados, Argentina Prof. Paolo De Castro Chairman, Agriculture Committee, European Parliament Mr. Jason Clay Senior Vice President, Market Transformation, WWF Mr. Osler Desouzart President & CEO, OD Consulting, Brazil Mr. Noel Devisch Former President of The Belgian Boerenbond, Director KBC Insurance, Belgium Dr. Richard M. Foster Michigan State University – Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies (CARRS) The Honorable C. Boyden Gray Former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Dr. Leonard J. Guarraia. Chairman, World Agricultural Forum, St Louis Mr. Mark Han Chairman and Executive Director, DaChan Food (Asia) Ltd. Prof. Aldas Janaiah ANGR Agri University, Hyderabad, India Mr. Sharad Joshi Shetkari Sanghatana, Angarmala Village: Ambethan, India Member of Indian Parliament Dr. Israel Klabin President, Brazilian Foundation for Sustainable Development Dr. James L. McDonald Vice President-Policy and Programs, Bread for the World Dr. Thomas L. Payne Vice Chancellor and Dean-Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Director, Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station-University of MO Mr. John M. Powell Deputy Executive Director, FAO Policy and Public Affairs Division, Rome Mr. Charles H. Riemenschneider Director, Investment Centre, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome Mr. Thad W. Simons, Jr. President and Chief Executive Officer, Novus International, Inc. Mr. Bob Stallman President, American Farm Bureau Association Mr. Shuilin Wang MD, Chief of Public Relations & International Cooperation Department, China Investment Corporation, Beijing |
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| Note re Directors: All Chairmen of the World Agricultural Forum provide their support and services on a voluntary basis and free of charge to the organisation. Staff Janet Brooks Office Manager Janet is responsible for providing the key central support to the various parts of the World Agricultural Forum and for responding to requests for information and help as regards any matter regarding the operations of the organisation. Contact: World Agricultural Forum St Louis 11696 Lilburn Park Road Suite B Saint Louis, Missouri 63146 USA Phone: +1 314.567.9600 Fax: +1 314.567.9603 Email: jbrooks(at)worldagforum.org Kathleen Moldthan Former CEO Kathy has now retired to pursue personal interests. |
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| Dr. Kenneth M. Baker Chairman Ken Baker is Chairman of the World Agricultural Forum as well being Vice-Chairman of the Advisory Board. He is based in Brussels, Belgium and most recently served as Chairman of the team which set up and organised the most recent World Congress in Brussels from 28th November to 1st December 2011. He is responsible for managing the Board of Directors and serves as the main liaison between the Advisory Board and the World Agricultural Forum staff. Baker has in the past held corporate general management positions in a number of global corporations and held a wide variety of functions including manufacturing, technology management, corporate planning, venture capital, public affairs and served on many advisory committees to European Union and National Governments. Dr. Baker holds M.Sc (Hons.) and Ph.D degrees from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Programme of the INSEAD Business School at Fontainebleau, France. Rt. Hon James B. Bolger Chairman of the Advisory Board The Rt. Hon James B. Bolger serves as the Chairman of the World Agricultural Forum’s Advisory Board. The Advisory Board sets the direction and agenda for the World Congresses. They also identify potential speakers and participants for the Congress. Bolger was the Prime Minister of New Zealand from 1990 to 1997, where in 1997, Bolger was awarded with membership into the Order of New Zealand, New Zealand's highest honor. He led the New Zealand National Party for almost 12 years and served three consecutive terms as the head of government. Dr. Leonard J Guarraia Chairman-Emeritus Leonard J. Guarraia is the Chairman- Emeritus of the World Agricultural Forum. Guarraia formed the WAF in 1997. After holding various Corporate positions from 1983 to 1995, Dr. Guarraia while Chief Executive Officer of the American Soybean Association, was instrumental in the formation of the American Soybean Industry Council. He was appointed to the U.S. Trade Representative Committee on International Trade and Environmental Affairs and was the director of the American Industrial Health Council and the Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association. Dr. Guarraia also served at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where his responsibilities included the establishment of State Water Quality Standards, Effluent Standards for Toxic Pollutants and restoration of the fresh water lakes. He was the recipient of the Agency’s Silver Medal for Meritorious Service. Dr. Guarraia was on the faculty of the University of Georgia, Department of Microbiology as an Assistant Professor. He was recipient of a National Science Foundation Grant. Dr. Guarraia received his Ph.D. from Indiana University and a Master of Sciences from George Washington University. |
Updated: 22 December 2011
