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 agribusinesses.
Leaders in Finance
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
TBD, Amsterdam region
Finance Director
Mitch Bergmans is Senior Director Finance voor Starches, Sweeteners & Texturizers EMEA bij Cargill en lid van de Raad van Bestuur van Cargill Nederland. Hij is een financieel leider met meer dan twintig jaar ervaring in het realiseren van financiële excellentie, grootschalige bedrijfstransformaties en strategie-executie in complexe, kapitaalintensieve omgevingen.
Gedurende zijn negen jaar bij Cargill heeft Mitch leidinggegeven aan belangrijke bedrijfsonderdelen, waaronder Edible Oils, Cocoa & Chocolate en momenteel Starches, Sweeteners & Texturizers. Al deze activiteiten werden gekenmerkt door extreme volatiliteit, gecombineerd met strategische turnaround-opgaven. Mitch opereert op het snijvlak van finance en strategie en werkt nauw samen met cross-functionele teams om transformatie, innovatie en duurzame prestaties te realiseren.
How do you restore performance in a capital-intensive organization under pressure, while simultaneously laying 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 agribusinesses.
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 sharp strategic and financial choices regarding investments, customers, volumes, cost structures, and asset deployment.
Using a concrete transformation case within Cargill’s Cocoa & Chocolate division, Mitch will demonstrate how structurally addressing underlying problems – instead of moving with the market – has contributed to creating a foundation for sustainable returns. He will reflect on the difference between short-term recovery measures and long-term strategy, and why both are inextricably linked to achieving lasting results.
A central theme is the human side of transformation: breaking complacency, making sharp choices, reducing unnecessary optionality, and involving teams in difficult decisions, while simultaneously investing in future growth.
The session will conclude with a moderated roundtable discussion, in which participants will have the opportunity to exchange insights and experiences on strategy execution, financial leadership, and transformation in complex, capital-intensive organizations. Reserve your spot and join this conversation.
