Agriculture Trader The Andersons Names Bill Krueger as CEO (2)

The Andersons Inc.tapped Bill Krueger as chief executive officer, who will take the reins of the crop trader as it faces weaker global agricultural markets.

Krueger, 57, currently chief operating officer, succeeds Pat Bowebeginning in October, the company said in a Monday statement. Bowe, an executive at crop trading giant Cargill Inc. before being tapped to be CEO of The Andersons in 2015, will remain chairman.

Bill Krueger

Source: The Andersons Inc.

Bowe, 65, has overseen growth at the Ohio-based company that has operations in crop handling, biofuels, fertilizer and providing ingredients for markets such as racehorse feed and pet food. Krueger ...