Noble Agri appoints new CEO

Singapore

NOBLE Agri, the agribusiness unit of embattled commodity trader Noble Group and Chinese state-owned firm Cofco Corporation, has poached the president of the oilseeds business unit of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) to be its new chief executive officer.

Matthew Jansen, 48, who was also ADM's senior vice-president and its chief risk officer, will step into his new role with immediate effect, Noble said on Tuesday.