Len Penner President & CEO Cargill Ltd.

Major Corporations Division
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Len Penner was appointed President of Cargill Limited, one of Canada’s leading agricultural companies, in December 2005. He is also President and Business Unit Leader of Cargill AgHorizons Canada, which consists of Cargill’s businesses focused on serving crop-producing farmers in Canada. Through a network of farm service centers, these businesses provide grain-handling services, risk management tools and crop input products and services to Canadian farmers.

Mr. Penner joined Cargill in 1975 and held sales, sales management, and general management positions in the seed business. He has held various management positions within the Commodity Marketing Division prior to being appointed to his current position.

Currently Mr. Penner serves as a Director of Grain Insurance and Guarantee Company. He is a member of the Business Council of Manitoba and the Canadian Council for Chief Executives.

Mr. Penner received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from the University of Manitoba in 1975. He was an active member of the Canadian Seed Trade Association and currently sits on a number of industry and community boards.

Married, with three children, Mr. Penner was born in 1953 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.