During this small-scale Vision Dinner, Erik Beverlo, Chief Data & Technology Officer, will guide you through the challenges, strategies, and trends of ABN AMRO. We cordially invite you to engage in conversation with Erik Beverlo and share your own challenges and experiences with our network of professionals from various organizations.
How do you restore performance in a capital-intensive business under pressure while still building the foundation for long-term success? During a Vision Dinner on September 17, Mitch Bergmans, Senior Director Finance – Starches, Sweeteners & Texturizers EMEA at Cargill and Member of the Board of Directors of Cargill Netherlands, will share practical lessons from leading large-scale business turnarounds within one of the world’s most complex food and agriculture companies.
Cargill operates at the heart of the global food chain, connecting farmers, producers, and customers through commodity trading, ingredient production, and risk management. In this environment, performance depends on making sharp strategic and financial choices around investments, customers, volumes, cost structures, and asset footprint.
Drawing on a concrete transformation case from Cargill’s Cocoa & Chocolate business, Mitch will discuss how structurally addressing underlying issues, rather than moving with the market, helped build a foundation for sustainable returns. He will reflect on the difference between short-term turnaround actions and long-term strategy, and how both must be combined to drive lasting results. A central theme will be the human side of transformation: overcoming complacency, forcing clear choices, reducing unnecessary optionality, and engaging teams in difficult decisions while continuing to invest in future growth.
The session concludes with a moderated roundtable discussion, offering participants the opportunity to exchange perspectives on strategy execution, financial leadership, and transformation in complex, asset-heavy organizations. Reserve your spot to join this conversation.
Leaders in Data
CPD points | 2 points
17:30 | Start of program (including presentation, discussion and 3-course dinner)
20:30 | End of formal program, opportunity for informal networking
Language: English
Zuiver Amersfoort, Leusden
Chief Data & Technology Officer at ABN AMRO Hypotheken
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