Louis Dreyfus Company appoints Sébastien Landerretche as Chief Financial Officer
The global agricultural merchant names a new finance head as it reports strong 2025 financial results and continued investment across key markets.
NETHERLANDS – Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a leading merchant and processor of agricultural goods, has appointed Sébastien Landerretche as chief financial officer, with the appointment taking effect on March 18.
The company made the appointment after the death of its former chief financial officer Patrick Treuer in December 2025. Nigel Mamalis stepped in as interim CFO during the transition and will now return to his earlier role as external adviser to the group. He will work from Switzerland.
Michael Gelchie, chief executive officer of LDC, said Landerretche brings strong experience and knowledge of the company.
“I am confident that Sébastien’s extensive experience and deep understanding of our business will ensure strong leadership moving forward, driving our financial strategy in line with LDC’s strategic growth plans,” Gelchie said.
Leadership change within the group
Landerretche joined LDC in 2004 and began his work by leading global ocean freight research from China. Over the years, he held several leadership roles in Singapore, including regional head of oilseeds and regional head of freight for Asia. The company later named him global head of freight in 2015, a position he held from Switzerland.
Before joining LDC, Landerretche worked in financial control roles at EDF and RSM in China. He studied at ESSEC Business School.
Jean Romain Roig will now take over as global head of freight and will work from Singapore.
Gelchie also thanked Mamalis for helping the company during the leadership change.
“I am grateful for Nigel’s leadership and support, which have been invaluable to LDC and our global finance teams in this difficult moment, ensuring stability and continuity throughout the transition,” he said.
Strong financial results in 2025
The leadership change comes as LDC released its financial results for 2025. The company reported net sales of US$53.2 billion for the year, up from US$50.6 billion in 2024.
Segment operating results reached US$2,256 million (US$2.26 billion), while EBITDA stood at US$1,831 million (US$1.83 billion). Volumes also grew by 10.6 percent during the year.
Gelchie said the company managed a difficult global business climate.
“Leveraging our proven risk management expertise, extensive global network and diversified business portfolio, we successfully navigated this uncertain landscape, delivering robust results for 2025 and creating value for our many stakeholders,” he said.
The company spent US$1,986 million (US$1.99 billion) on capital expenditure during the year. These funds supported facility upgrades and expansion across several regions.
In North America, LDC continued work on canola processing and pea protein production in Canada and built a new soybean processing complex in Ohio. In South America, the company expanded storage and logistics capacity in Argentina and Brazil while adding a logistics hub in Rondonópolis, Brazil, which opened in February 2026.
Across Europe and Asia, LDC also completed new acquisitions, launched new processing lines and started construction on a food technology park in China.
LDC operates in more than 100 countries and moves about 95 million tonnes of agricultural products across global supply chains each year.
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