Global commodity trading group Louis Dreyfus has appointed a new chief executive officer, Ian McIntosh, who was promoted from his current position of chief strategy officer, effective immediately.
The move follows the resignation of Gonzalo Ramírez Martiarena as CEO after 13 years with the company in order to pursue other opportunities.
A British national, Ian McIntosh joined the company in 1986 in London.
At the same time, Federico Cerisoli, currently deputy chief financial officer and group controller, has been appointed group chief financial officer with immediate effect. This follows the decision of Armand Lumens, group chief financial officer, to leave the company for personal reasons.
Federico joined the group in 2008 as CFO of the Calyx Agro start-up.
McIntosh is replaced as chief strategy officer by Patrick Treuer, who was previously global head of strategy for LDC and serves as non-executive chairman for Biosev.
