Leadership Changes for Cargill
Posted by Michelle Howard
March 4, 2016
On March 1, Jan Dieleman assumed the leadership of Cargill’s Ocean Transportation business with its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Dieleman took over the position of Roger Janson who has managed the business successfully since 2011 and now heads Cargill’s Agricultural Supply Chain enterprise in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
Dieleman is moving to the position after leading Cargill’s North America Power and Gas business since 2014. After joining the company in 1999, he has gained his expertise working in various roles in grain products and freight trading as well as thermal energy.
Cargill’s North America Power and Gas business will be led by Mike Newman who takes over the role of Dieleman. Newman, based in Houston, TX, USA joined Cargill in 2011 as the General Manager for Natural Gas. He has been successful in helping the business gain significant physical footprint and develop top solutions that bring competitive advantage to customers. “The great opportunities that our business can bring to customers in the current market conditions make me very enthusiastic about the job,” Newman sai
