Chief Executive Officer, Bunge Global Sa
Search every verified Greg Heckman interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. During Bunge’s Q4 2019 earnings call in February 2020, Heckman said the company expected 2020 earnings per share to be broadly in line with 2019 when excluding notable items. He described the acquisition of the Loders business as a “wonderful opportunity” and stated that the company had delivered on cost targets and fully integrated the team, though he noted that the timing of top-line synergies was not coming as fast as planned. On the Q1 2020 earnings call in April 2020, Heckman stated that the COVID-19 pandemic had made visibility difficult and that 2020 EPS was expected to be lower than earlier forecasts. He said agribusiness was positioned to perform well due to a strong start and hedged soy crush capacity, but that results in edible oils would be lower due to demand interruptions in foodservice and biofuels. Heckman noted that the company had been able to run operations remotely with no major supply chain interruptions, adding, “all of these challenges make you better.” He also said Bunge was still working toward its internal deadlines for portfolio actions and aimed to discuss a clearer go-forward portfolio by late June.
“Kova 19's impact on the global economy makes visibility difficult but we expect 2020 EPS to be lower than we forecasted earlier in the year. Agribusiness is positioned to perform well given the strong start to the year and the soy crush capacity we have hedged into the third and fourth quarters. However, results in edi...”
“I don't think six months ago we would have thought you could run an operation this big and this complex remotely and I will say the team's done a phenomenal job as we've continued to run the business with with no major interruptions to our supply chain or serving customers so all of these challenges make you make you b...”
“we expect 2020 EPS to be broadly in line with what we earned in 2019 when excluding notable items, our gain on Beyond Meat and the depreciation benefit of the sugar and bioenergy segment.”
“we definitely believe in the value of that platform. That was a wonderful opportunity. This is the kind of asset that only trades once and we were glad to get that opportunity. We've continued to deliver on all of our cost targets, we fully integrated the team, we're going to market as one company and able to continue...”
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