CAGNY: ADM chief executive outlines benefits of job cuts
By Dean Best | 22 February 2012
Archer Daniels Midland chairman and CEO Patricia Woertz has claimed the US agribusiness giant's decision to cut over 1,000 jobs worldwide will create a more "creative" organisation.
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Archer Daniels Midland chairman and CEO Patricia Woertz has claimed the US agribusiness giant's decision to cut over 1,000 jobs worldwide will create a more "creative" organisation.
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