Patricia A. Woertz
Patricia A. Woertz
Patricia Ann Woertz,, is a retired American businesswoman. She has formerly served as the President and CEO of Archer Daniels Midland. She was previously Executive Vice President of the Chevron Corporation, where she spent 29 years and served as its Executive Vice President of Global Downstream. As of 2014, she is listed as the 85th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinesswoman
Date of Birth17 March 1953
CountryUnited States of America
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