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Five questions with Ariannis Morales Viterra x Bunge

another country in a different language integration update
than my original one. I’m from the small
city of Barquisimeto in Venezuela. I came Below is an update on recent integration
with my husband to live and work in planning activities as we work towards
Canada after a long immigration process, the close of our intended business
and now I have been here for 7 years and combination with Bunge.
am a proud Canadian citizen.
Regulatory Update
I left my country as an engineer and I
knew that I would have to work my way up We have now received clearance from
when I would came here. I adapted myself 39 out of the 40 required jurisdictions
to the new culture, language, society, and to close the merger. We continue to
What is your role with Viterra and how way of work. I remain humble of who I am move through the final stages of our
long have you been part of the team? and where I come from. This is without a divestiture commitments in Europe, and
continue to engage positively with the
I am the Terminal Manager at the Port in doubt what I’m most proud of. regulatory authorities in China.
Montreal and have been with Viterra for What do you like best about working at
nearly 8 years. I’m a chemical engineer Viterra? Rebranding Viterra to Bunge
from Venezuela and have experience in What I like the best about working at Work has begun towards planning the
the food and pharmaceutical industries, Viterra is the synergy and connection future rebranding of Viterra to Bunge.
in supply chain and logistics roles. I between my colleagues with different While the Viterra business will formally
started at Viterra as an administrative expertise with the common goal of identify as Bunge on LD1, it will take
assistant and have grown in the company making each facility productive. It’s in time to roll out the Bunge brand across
within the maintenance team, first as my nature to be open, share experiences the global business. Our rebrand
a planner then as a manager, now as and good practices with others, and I’m approach focuses on a smooth and
terminal manager. I am grateful for the very happy to have had many exchanges efficient implementation of the Bunge
opportunities I’ve been given through with other Viterra colleagues to help me brand, while ensuring these activities
people that believed, recognized and succeed or solve regular issues within the do not cause any disruption to the
appreciated my work and loyalty. grain industry. business.
What are some of your responsibilities? What do you like to do in your spare time, Legal Day One (LD1) Preparations
As Terminal Manager, I’m responsible and what is a fun fact about you? Colleagues from both organizations
for the overall functioning of the port I’m a huge fan of the arts, so I enjoy have been working together for several
terminal. The main goal of my role is to going to the ballet and music festivals, months to ensure their respective
make sure we reach the volume targets and visiting museums. Montréal is the functions and regions are ready for LD1.
within budget. Another important part of perfect city to do those activities. I have Much of this work is now complete, with
my role is to have a good balance between also had the opportunity to travel to final actions only able to take place right
the Operations and Maintenance teams so other countries, which has allowed me before close.
the performance of the terminal is at its to be more open minded about different On LD1 itself, our priorities will be to
highest or close to it. Sometimes, it’s not cultures and traditional dishes. ensure a smooth transition, keeping
an easy task but I’m very lucky to have a our people safe and our supply chains
team with experience in the grain industry A fun fact about me is that I enjoy crime moving, as well as providing colleagues
to work with. and mystery books! Every time I go to a with all the information they need to
bookstore or library that is my favorite
What work accomplishment are you section and recently it’s the kind of book become part of the newly combined
most proud of? that I like to buy as a souvenir from my Bunge.
I had never thought that I would work in travels. Although we are not currently able to
give an exact date of when close will
Impact of Canadian ag industry be, we remain confident that LD1 is very
much on the horizon.
Not only does the ag industry feed us here at home and millions of people around In the meantime, thank you for your
the world, but it also adds significant value to Canada’s economy through billions of continued support and dedication to our
dollars’ worth of sales, exports and employment each year. business.
When you look at the numbers, the importance of the agricultural industry is clear. In If you have any integration related
2023, for example, the entire agri-food and agriculture system: questions, please refer to the Viterra x
• Employed 2.3 million people Bunge section on OurPlace or contact
• Supported 1 in 9 jobs nationwide integrationteam@viterra.com.
• Generated $150 billion (around 7%) of Canada’s GDP
Source: canadaaction.ca

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