Juan R. Luciano (born c. 1962) is a US-based Argentine businessman. He serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of Archer Daniels Midland.
Luciano was born circa 1962 in Argentina.[1] He grew up on a farm in Ramallo, Buenos Aires.[2] He graduated from the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires, where he earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree.[1]
Luciano worked for Dow Chemical for 25 years.[3]
Luciano serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of Archer Daniels Midland.[3] He also serves on the boards of directors of Eli Lilly and Company and Wilmar International.[3][4]
Luciano is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago and the Commercial Club of Chicago, and he serves on the board of governors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.[4]
The Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is an American global food-processing and commodities-trading corporation, headquartered in Decatur, Illinois.[2][3][4] The company operates more than 270 plants and 420 crop procurement facilities worldwide, where cereal grains and oilseeds are processed into products used in food, beverage, nutraceutical, industrial, and animal feed markets worldwide. On Sept. 24, 2013 ADM announced a planned mid 2014 move of its headquarters out of Decatur, and Chicago was announced as the new site for the world headquarters of the agricultural processing conglomerate.[5]
