Continental Grain Co

Continental Grain Company (Conti) is a privately-owned global investor, owner, and operator of companies with more than 200 years of history across the food and agribusiness spectrum. Continental Grain Company seeks to create long-term value by applying deep industry knowledge, capital, and talent to businesses ranging from established market leaders to promising innovators. Continental Grain Company builds platforms that leverage its strategic expertise in food production, processing, and distribution to source proprietary deals, working alongside trusted partners and supporting strong management teams. Continental Grain Company brings a long-term ownership mindset, concentrating on investment and operating plans designed to create enduring value and a sustainable, efficient, and nutritional food supply chain. Continental Grain Company brings people, ideas, and resources together to build the businesses that will feed the world.

Ari Gendason

Ari Gendason is our Chief Investment Officer. Ari joined Conti in 2004 and has been involved in many of our investments in the food and agriculture sector over that time. He currently oversees a portfolio of both public and private food and ag investments. Prior to this role, he managed Arlon Opportunities Investors, an equities and commodities hedge fund backed by Conti. Before joining Conti, Ari worked in private equity and investment banking. Ari is a member of the Board of Directors of Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC, Restaurant Technologies, Hissho Sushi and Agile Cold Storage. Ari holds a BS and MBA in Finance and Accounting from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Paul J. Fribourg

Paul J. Fribourg is our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to taking the helm of Conti, he held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility—from Merchandiser and Product Line Manager to Group President and Chief Operating Officer. Paul serves as the Lead Independent Director of Loews Corporation, and as a Board Member of The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc., Syngenta Group Co., Ltd., and Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC. He is also a Member of the Rabobank International North American Agribusiness Advisory Board, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Temasek Americas Advisory Panel, and the International Business Leaders Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai. Paul graduated Magna Cum Laude from Amherst College with a Bachelor of Arts degree and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.

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