ADM Announces Controller Appointment

DECATUR, Ill., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Rene Brand has been appointed Senior Group Controller, responsible for the global accounting functions of the Cocoa, Protein Specialties, ADM Industrial and Natural Health & Nutrition divisions. Rene joined ADM in 2000 and previously served as Finance Director and Controller-International Cocoa in the Netherlands. Rene received a Bachelor degree in accounting and finance.

He will relocate to the Company's headquarters in Decatur, Illinois for this position.

Archer Daniels Midland Company is the world leader in BioEnergy and has a premier position in the agricultural processing value chain. ADM is one of the world's largest processors of soybeans, corn, wheat and cocoa. ADM is a leading manufacturer of biodiesel, ethanol, soybean oil and meal, corn sweeteners, flour and other value-added food and feed ingredients. Headquartered in Decatur, Illinois, ADM has over 26,000 employees, more than 240 processing plants and net sales for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 of $37 billion. Additional information can be found on ADM's Web site at http://www.admworld.com/.