Soren Schroder Explained

Soren Schroder
Birth Name:Søren Wølck Schrøder[1] [2]
Birth Place:Aarhus, Denmark
Nationality:Danish[3]
Alma Mater:Connecticut College
Occupation:businessman
CEO, Bunge Limited
Term:June 2013-
Predecessor:Alberto Weisser

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.[4] [5]

Early life

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] [6] [4]

Career

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] 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.

Notes and References

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