Christopher Langholz, president of Cargill Ag Horizons U.S., is set to speak at the U.S. Grains Council’s 7th International Marketing Conference and 50th Annual Membership Meeting in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, Feb. 12-17, 2010. Langholz will give the keynote address to nearly 300 attendees on Monday, Feb. 15. “Christopher Langholz brings a tremendous amount of international experience and perspective by means of his work with Cargill in Asia and Europe, subsequent to his association with the Council in Southeast Asia. He truly understands the value of the work the Council does in developing and maintaining foreign markets for U.S. feed grains and co-products, and the opportunities created for U.S. producers, exporters and agribusinesses,” said Mike Callahan, USGC senior director of international operations for Asia. “I can’t think of anyone better suited to speak to our members about the Council’s market development role and resource targeting in relation to the rapidly expanding global demand for feed and food.” Prior to his current position, Langholz was part of Cargill Animal Nutrition where he served as vice president and general manager. In this position, he worked in Spain, Portugal, China, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. He also worked in several positions within the Council, including serving as regional director for Southeast Asia.

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