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Bunge Announces Leadership Transition

Soren Schroder to Step Down as CEO

Kathleen Hyle Assumes Role of Non-Executive Chair


WHITE PLAINS, NY – WEBWIRE

 Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG), a leader in agriculture, food and ingredients, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer Soren Schroder will step down. To ensure a smooth leadership transition, Mr. Schroder, who has served as CEO since 2013, will continue in his current role until a successor is named. The Board has established a search committee to identify the company’s next CEO.

In addition, Kathleen Hyle, who has served on Bunge’s Board of Directors since 2012, will become Chair of the Board, effective immediately. L. Patrick Lupo, who has served on Bunge’s Board since 2006 and in the role of Chairman since 2014, will remain a board member. Ms. Hyle will serve on the CEO search committee, along with board members Paul Fribourg, J. Erik Fyrwald and Mark Zenuk.

“It has been an honor to serve as Bunge’s CEO,” said Soren Schroder. “We are making solid progress, and it is the right time to turn over the leadership reins. The company has a strong legacy and an exciting future ahead.”

Mr. Schroder, 57, joined Bunge in 2000 and has held a variety of agribusiness leadership roles, including CEO of Bunge North America. His tenure has included a significant strengthening of Bunge’s core activities in agribusiness and growth in food and ingredients, notably with the recent acquisition of Loders Croklaan. Mr. Schroder has focused on creating a simpler, more efficient organization, establishing a series of global partnerships, building a first-class team and increasing Bunge’s focus on customers.

“I am very pleased to become Chair of Bunge’s Board of Directors,” said Kathleen Hyle, Chair, Bunge Limited. “The company is well positioned for long-term growth with the strong foundation that has been established under Soren’s leadership. We have a world-class global position in agribusiness and food and ingredients, and, with our excellent management team, we will continue to strengthen and evolve our business. I want to thank Pat for his tremendous contributions to Bunge over the course of many years and his leadership as Board Chairman.”

Ms. Hyle, 60, has served as the head of the Audit Committee for the Bunge Board of Directors for the past five years. She has also served as Senior Vice President of Constellation Energy and COO of Constellation Energy Resources from 2008 until her retirement in 2012, when Constellation completed its merger with Exelon Corp. Ms. Hyle joined the company in 2003, and served in a variety of senior-level finance and operations positions, including as Chief Financial Officer of Constellation New Energy, Inc.

Previously, Ms. Hyle served as CFO of ANC Rental Corp., the parent company of Alamo Rent-A-Car and National Rent-A-Car; Vice President and Treasurer of Auto Nation, Inc.; and Vice President and Treasurer of The Black & Decker Corp. Ms. Hyle is currently a Director of AmerisourceBergen Corporation and is a former Director of The ADT Corporation.

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About Bunge Limited

Bunge Limited (www.bunge.com, NYSE: BG) is a leading global agribusiness and food company operating in over 40 countries with approximately 32,000 employees.  Bunge buys, sells, stores and transports oilseeds and grains to serve customers worldwide; processes oilseeds to make protein meal for animal feed and edible oil products for commercial customers and consumers; produces sugar and ethanol from sugarcane; mills wheat, corn and rice to make ingredients used by food companies; and sells fertilizer in South America.  Founded in 1818, the company is headquartered in White Plains, New York.

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