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Christine M. Castellano
Associate General Counsel--South America and Europe Corn Products International, Inc.
Christine M. Castellano is Associate General Counsel, South America and Europe, for
Corn Products International, Inc. In this capacity, Ms. Castellano is responsible for the
management of legal affairs throughout the Company’s operations in South America,
Europe, the Middle East and Africa. She provides advice and counsel to the Company’s
officers and local management, and directs activities of internal and outside legal counsel
in these regions. Specific responsibilities include mergers and acquisitions; regulatory,
environmental and sustainability; contract negotiations; license agreements; global
intellectual property; antitrust and fair competition; and compliance and ethics policies.
A former litigator, Ms. Castellano has been involved with numerous litigation matters,
including a NAFTA Chapter 11 hearing on state responsibility involving a dispute with
Mexico, and complex environmental matters in jurisdictions around the world.
Ms. Castellano joined the Corn Products Division of CPC International, Inc. (the
predecessor company of Corn Products International) in 1996 as Attorney, and has held
positions of increasing responsibility, including Counsel, US and Canada and Associate
General International Counsel, with responsibility for South America, Asia and Africa.
Prior to joining Corn Products International, Ms. Castellano was an income partner in the
litigation department of the law firm McDermott, Will & Emery in Chicago, with
emphasis on construction, labor and employment and general commercial litigation.
She is active in the ABA International Law Section, and is Vice-Chair of the Corporate
Counsel Committee of that Section and a member of the Publications Committee. She is
also a member of The Conference Board’s Council of Senior International Attorneys.
Ms. Castellano travels frequently to Europe, South America, and in Asia, to countries
such as China, South Korea and Thailand.
Ms. Castellano holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from the
University of Colorado and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan
School of Law. She was admitted to the Colorado bar in 1990 and the Illinois bar in
1991. Corn Products International is one of the world's largest corn refiners and a major
supplier of high-quality food ingredients and industrial products derived from the wet
milling and processing of corn and other starch-based materials. The Company,
headquartered in Westchester, Ill., is a leading worldwide producer of dextrose and a
major regional producer of starch, high fructose corn syrup and glucose. In 2009, Corn
Products International reported net sales and diluted earnings per share of $3.67 billion
and $0.54, respectively, with operations in 13 countries at 28 plants, including wholly
owned businesses, affiliates and alliances. For more information, visit
www.cornproducts.com.
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