Corn Products International, Inc. (NYSE: CPO) and Minnesota Corn Processors, LLC (MCP) today announced that the Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice have granted early termination of the antitrust waiting period regarding the formation of a joint marketing company. The governmental clearance allows the two companies to proceed with the formation of the legal entity, CornProductsMCP Sweeteners LLC.
The joint marketing company, which was previously established in an agreement in principle as reported on October 4, 2000, will be governed by a six member board of directors, three to be provided by each of Corn Products International and MCP, respectively.
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The companies also announced today the designation of three key positions effective immediately. Michael R. Pyatt, president, US/Canadian Region for Corn Products International, will serve as the chairman of the board for CornProductsMCP Sweeteners. He will also retain his current position with Corn Products International.
Stanley L. Sitton, MCP’s senior vice president of sales and marketing is appointed as president and chief executive officer of CornProductsMCP Sweeteners. Joseph M. Techet, vice president of sales for Corn Products International, will become CornProductsMCP Sweeteners’ executive vice president of sales and marketing. Sitton and Techet will be phased into full- time positions with CornProductsMCP Sweeteners during the transition.
Corn Products and MCP are moving forward to quickly finalize the definitive agreements that will enable the new company to conduct business, including contracting for the coming year.
Corn Products International, Inc. is one of the world’s largest corn refiners and a major supplier of high-quality food ingredients and industrial products derived from the wet milling and processing of corn and other starch- based materials. The Company is the No. 1 worldwide producer of dextrose and a leading regional producer of starch, high fructose corn syrup and glucose. In 1999, the Company recorded sales of $1.7 billion with operations in 22 countries at 43 plants, including wholly owned businesses, affiliates and alliances. Headquartered in Bedford Park, Ill., it was founded in 1906. The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CPO. Additional information can be found on the World Wide Web at www.cornproducts.com.
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