Kris Lutt
President – Sustainable Materials and Strategic Initiatives
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ADM
Lutt is president, Sustainable Materials and Strategic Initiatives for Archer Daniels Midland. In this role, he oversees ADM’s global BioSolutions group; Precision Fermentation team; its decarbonization agenda; defossilization work around renewable natural gas and sustainable aviation fuel; Business Development activities across the Carbohydrate Solutions portfolio; and ADM’s Evolutions Chemicals and Southern Cellulose businesses. Lutt joined ADM in 2002, and most recently served as president of Sweetening & Texturizing Solutions within the Carbohydrate Solutions business unit. In that role, he was responsible for all commercial activities across the company’s sweetener, starch and acidulant businesses in the food space. Prior to that, he was president of ADM subsidiary Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts, a leading handler, processor and exporter of peanuts and tree nuts, with processing facilities in major growing areas in the United States, Argentina and South Africa. Before that, Lutt was president of ADM’s Milling business, and before that, advisor to the Office of the Chairman. Within ADM’s Corn business, he has served as general manager, Specialty Feed Ingredients, and vice president, Corn Processing. Before joining ADM, Lutt worked for Minnesota Corn Processors, which ADM acquired in 2002. Lutt holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Nebraska and an MBA from Illinois State University. He also serves on the board of directors of the Corn Refiners Association, Redstar Yeast Company, and the Community Foundation of Macon County.
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Commodities of the Future: Building Food System Resilience19-Mar-2026Main Stage
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