Continental Grain CEO and leadership

Paul J. Fribourg (born 1954/55) is an American businessman, the chairman and CEO of ContiGroup Companies, a global agribusiness and food company, since 1976. Continental Grain was founded by Simon Fribourg in Arlon, Belgium in 1813. He is the sixth generation of the Fribourg family to lead the company.

Frank Baier is an Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer at Continental Grain Company and is based in New York, New York. He has worked as EVP & CFO at ConnectOne Bancorp Inc, Special Advisor to the CEO at JPMorgan Chase & Co, and Chief Financial Officer at EUPA INTERNATIONAL CORP. Frank studied at Red Bank Catholic, Stern School Of Business between 1990 and 1994, and Seton Hall University between 1983 and 1987.

Robert Golden is Chief Operating Officer of Continental Grain Company, and he is a member of the Company's Management Committee and Board of Directors.

Bob retired as Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions for AB InBev as of January 2018, following a nearly 30-year career covering a range of executive responsibilities across M&A, strategic planning, procurement, treasury, packaging operations, and leadership of AB InBev's global acquisition program following the combination of Anheuser-Busch and InBev. After transitioning to lead M&A at AB InBev, Bob directed an M&A program resulting in more than $200 billion of deals around the world as part of creating the first truly global brewer. In executing AB InBev’s expansion program, Bob managed concurrent negotiations with a range of deal-critical constituents on complex multi-part deals.

Bob is known for leading teams through transactional pivot points for value creation by following a disciplined approach of identifying platforms for investment and growth, assessing and aligning critical resources, and engaging and negotiating with key stakeholders. Bob brings a career of mission-driven insight to getting big things done, the right way.

Career characteristics: senior member of executive leadership teams in entrepreneurial, fast paced, high leverage, high risk global companies - both public and private - encompassing both operating businesses and financial services (private equity and hedge fund). Experienced in major organizations comprised of highly diversified and global businesses operating under various ownership structures.

Board experience: Member of the Board of Directors of American Arbitration Association (Member of Executive Committee & Compensation Committee). Member of Board of Directors, Wayne Farms, LLC (Chair, Compensation Committee); Former board memberships include: Thunderbird Graduate School of International Business (Member of Executive Committee, Chair Compensation Committee); American Management Association (Board Chair, Chair Compensation Committee, Audit Committee); Chair of Board & Chair Compensation Committee of Five Rivers Ranch Cattle Feeding (joint venture between Continental Grain and Smithfield Foods); St. John's Mercy Hospital

Specialties: Mergers/acquisitions/private equity due diligence for investment opportunities or acquisitions; business transformation initiatives; coaching senior leadership team; international human resources management

Robert Golden is Chief Operating Officer of Continental Grain Company, and he is a member of the Company's Management Committee and Board of Directors.

Bob retired as Vice President of Mergers & Acquisitions for AB InBev as of January 2018, following a nearly 30-year career covering a range of executive responsibilities across M&A, strategic planning, procurement, treasury, packaging operations, and leadership of AB InBev's global acquisition program following the combination of Anheuser-Busch and InBev. After transitioning to lead M&A at AB InBev, Bob directed an M&A program resulting in more than $200 billion of deals around the world as part of creating the first truly global brewer. In executing AB InBev’s expansion program, Bob managed concurrent negotiations with a range of deal-critical constituents on complex multi-part deals.

Bob is known for leading teams through transactional pivot points for value creation by following a disciplined approach of identifying platforms for investment and growth, assessing and aligning critical resources, and engaging and negotiating with key stakeholders. Bob brings a career of mission-driven insight to getting big things done, the right way.