WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Christos Dimopoulos has been named president of Agribusiness at Bunge Ltd. He succeeds Brian Thomsen, who earlier announced his intent to retire.

Mr. Dimopoulos joined Bunge in 2004 and most recently was senior vice-president of global grains and oilseeds. Prior to Bunge he held roles of increasing responsibility in Europe and the United States with Tradigrain and Intrade Risk Management.

He received a bachelor’s degree in business management and marketing from HEC Lausanne.

“Our global footprint and strength in Agribusiness are at the core of Bunge’s business portfolio, and we are pleased to have a seasoned leader with deep industry expertise in operations and risk management in this key role for Bunge,” said Soren Schroder, chief executive officer of Bunge. “I look forward to working with Christos as we continue to optimize our global footprint and expand on our capabilities in origination, capacity management and destination marketing to remain the leader in global crush and be the partner of choice for farmers and customers around the world.”