Board of Directors

Eliane Aleixo Lustosa de Andrade joined our board in 2022.

Ms. Aleixo Lustosa most recently served as Managing Director at the Brazilian Development Bank, National Bank for Economic and Social Development, where she was responsible for capital markets and the execution of the Brazilian Privatization Program. Earlier in her career, she was the Chief Financial Officer of LLX Logística S.A. (currently Prumo Logística S.A.), Vice President of Finance and Control of Grupo Abril S.A., Executive Director of Globex Utilidades S.A. and Chief Investment Officer of the Petrobras’ Employee Pension Fund. Ms. Aleixo Lustosa currently serves as a non-employee director of the following companies: Grupo CCR S.A., BrasilAgro S.A., and Aegea Saneamento S.A. She has been a referee of the Brazilian Arbitration Chamber of Novo Mercado Bovespa - B3 - Brazilian Stock Market, since 2004, and is member of the Bluebell Index advisory board. Ms. Aleixo Lustosa has a Ph.D in Finance and Master’s of Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she later served as a professor of microeconomics and international relations. She has two Board Member Certificates, one issued by Competent Boards – Global ESG & Climate Certificate & Designation Program and one issued by the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance, where she also teaches Corporate Governance.

Sheila Bair joined our board in 2019.

Ms. Bair is the former Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), where she served in that capacity from 2006 to 2011. After leaving the FDIC, she joined the Pew Charitable Trust as a senior advisor, a role she held from 2011 through 2015. Ms. Bair also served as president of Washington College from 2015 to 2017, and senior advisor to the international law firm DLA Piper, from 2014 to 2015. Earlier in her career, she also served as Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury (2001 to 2002), Senior Vice President for Government Relations of the New York Stock Exchange (1995 to 2000), Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (1991 to 1995), and as counsel to Kansas Republican Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole (1981 to 1988). She continues her work on public policy issues as chair emeritus of the Systemic Risk Council, as a founding director of the Volcker Alliance, and as a Senior Fellow of the Center for Financial Stability. Ms. Bair is a non-employee director of Lion Electric Company, where she serves as a member of the Compensation Committee and chairs the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee. She is a former Board Chair of Fannie Mae and non-employee director of Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., Thomson Reuters and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. She is an accomplished author and has written several books on financial issues. In 2021, she was appointed trustee of the prestigious Economists for Peace and Security, and the Eminent Persons Group, which advises the IFRS Foundation on sustainability financial disclosures. She holds a bachelors from the University of Kansas and a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law. She also holds honorary doctorates from Kansas University, Amherst College and Drexel University.

Carol M. Browner joined our board in 2013.

Ms. Browner is senior of counsel at Covington & Burling LLP, a multinational law firm, and is a member of their environmental, social and governance practice. From 2011 to 2021, Ms. Browner was senior counsel at Albright Stonebridge Group, a global advisory firm. From 2009 to 2011, she served as Assistant to President Barack Obama and director of the White House Office of Energy and Climate Change Policy. From 2001 to 2008, Ms. Browner was a founding principal of the Albright Group and Albright Capital Management LLC. Previously, she served as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 1993 to 2001. She also chairs the board of the League of Conservation Voters and is a sustainability advisor to Neutron Holdings, Inc., d/b/a Lime. She holds a J.D. and B.A. from the University of Florida.

Gregory Heckman has been our CEO since 2019 and also has served on Bunge's board of directors since October 2018.

Mr. Heckman has more than 30 years of experience in the agriculture, energy and food processing industries. He is Founding Partner of Flatwater Partners and served as CEO of The Gavilon Group from 2008 to 2015. During his time at Gavilon, he led the company through a period of considerable growth in both the agriculture and energy industries prior to the eventual sale of the agriculture business to Marubeni Corporation and the energy business to NGL Energy Partners. Prior to that, he served as Chief Operating Officer of ConAgra Foods Commercial Products and President and COO of ConAgra Trade Group.

Mr. Heckman serves on the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and as a non-executive director on the Board of Directors of OCI NV, a global producer of fertilizer and chemicals. In addition, he serves on the NYSE Board Advisory Council and the Executive Committee of the Chair’s Council for Greater St. Louis, Inc. Mr. Heckman holds a B.S. in agriculture economics and marketing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Bernardo Hees joined our board in 2019.

Mr. Hees was a partner at 3G Capital, a global investment firm, from 2010 until the end of 2019. Mr. Hees served as CEO of The Kraft Heinz Company from July 2015 until June 2019 and as CEO of H.J. Heinz Company from June 2013 until its merger with Kraft Foods Group, Inc. in July 2015. Previously, Mr. Hees served as CEO of Burger King Worldwide Holdings, Inc., a global fast food restaurant chain, from September 2010 to June 2013 and Burger King Worldwide, Inc. from June 2012 to June 2013, and as CEO of América Latina Logística, a logistics company, from January 2005 to September 2010. Mr. Hees serves as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Avis Budget Group, Inc. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and an MBA from Warwick Business School in the United Kingdom.

Michael Kobori joined our board in 2021.

Mr. Kobori is currently the Chief Sustainability Officer at Starbucks Coffee Company, a position he has held since 2020. Prior to joining Starbucks, he was with Levi Strauss & Co. where he served as Vice President, Sustainability from 2007 to 2020 and the Director, Global Code of Conduct from 2001 to 2006. Prior to that, he was with The Asia Foundation, where he supported human rights and economic development in Bangladesh, Thailand and Vietnam. Mr. Kobori currently serves on the Advisory Committee for Voluntary Foreign Assistance and the President's Leadership Council of The Asia Foundation. Mr. Kobori has been a lecturer in corporate sustainability at the Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley. He is the Executive Producer of Utopia Theatre Project, an artist-led social justice theater company. Mr. Kobori has served on a number of not-for profit boards and advisory commissions, including the Cotton Board, Better Cotton Initiative, Sustainable Apparel Coalition, ILO Better Work, and Levi Strauss Foundation. He holds a Masters of Public Policy and AB, Psychology and Asian Studies degrees from the University of California, Berkeley.

Monica McGurk joined our board in 2023.

Ms. McGurk is currently the President of Americas for Glanbia Performance Nutrition, the global leader in sports and lifestyle nutrition, which she joined in September 2024. Prior to Glanbia, she served successively as Chief Executive Officer of the Tropicana Mainstream Brands and Tropicana North America Business Units at Tropicana Brands Group from September 2022 to September 2024. Previously, she was the Kellogg Company’s Chief Global Growth Officer from 2019 to 2022 and Chief Global Revenue and eCommerce Officer from 2018 to 2019. Prior to working at Kellogg, she was with Tyson Foods and The Coca-Cola Company in various P&L and functional leadership positions incorporating strategy, new ventures, digital, analytics and growth. She is currently a non-employee director of the privately-held sustainable agriculture company, PivotBio. Ms. McGurk holds a B.A. in Government from Harvard University and an M.B.A. and Certificate in Public Management along with an M.A. in Education from Stanford University. Additionally, she completed the Executive Education Agribusiness Seminar at Harvard Business School; Ethics of AI at the University of Helsinki, Finland; and Introduction to ESG at the Corporate Finance Institute.

Kenneth Simril joined our board in 2021.

Mr. Simril is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Fleischmann's Ingredients, a position he held from 2006 to 2021. Prior to joining Fleischmann's, he was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer of Clipper Corporation, a manufacturer of both custom and semi-custom items for the food service industry. Before Clipper Corporation, Mr. Simril was the Chief Financial Officer of ClearPath Networks Inc. He has also served in various finance and engineering roles with Mobil Oil Corporation and Exxon Mobil Corporation. Mr. Simril is a former non-employee director of At Home Group, Inc. He currently serves as an independent director of American Funds managed by the Capital Group, a privately held company. He holds a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Jay Winship joined our board in 2018.

Since 2016, Mr. Winship has served as Founder, President and Managing Member of Pacific Point Capital, a privately owned asset management firm. Prior to that, he was a Principal, Senior Managing Director and Member of the Investment Committee at Relational Investors, which he joined in 1996. He has over 25 years of experience as an institutional investor and in investment management, accounting and financial management. Mr. Winship is a non-employee director of C.H. Robinson and former non-employee director of CoreLogic, Inc. He also serves on the Board of Advisors of the Corporate Governance Institute at San Diego State University Fowler College of Business. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds the professional designation of Chartered Financial Analyst. He holds a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Arizona and an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Mark Zenuk joined our board in 2018.

Mr. Zenuk has served as Managing Partner of Tillridge Global Agribusiness Partners, an agribusiness private equity firm, since 2016. Prior to Tillridge, he was a Managing Director at NGP Energy Capital Management where he led the agribusiness investment platform from 2010 to 2016. Before joining NGP Energy Capital Management, he served in many domestic and international executive leadership roles with Archer Daniels Midland Company ("ADM"), having most recently led ADM’s oilseed business unit. Before joining ADM in 1999, he served as General Manager of the Commodity Marketing Group for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Marketing Manager for the Canadian Wheat Board. He holds a B.S. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Saskatchewan.