Cargill CFO steps down, cites 'personal reasons'

Minnesota-based Cargill's Chief Finanical Officer Sergio Rial plans to leave the company at the end of November after just 16 months in the position, the company said Friday. He plans to return to his native Brazil for "personal reasons." Sudden exits of top executives at the company are unusual, the Star Tribune reports. Rial, 52
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Minnesota-based Cargill's Chief Finanical Officer Sergio Rial plans to leave the company at the end of November after just 16 months in the position, the company said Friday. He plans to return to his native Brazil for "personal reasons." Sudden exits of top executives at the company are unusual, the Star Tribune reports.

Rial, 52

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