David Webster

David Webster is Cargill’s Chief Growth Officer, leading the company’s efforts to accelerate growth and strengthen customer impact.

David oversees the Global Partner Group, serving Cargill’s cross-enterprise global customers, as well as the company’s commercial excellence, strategy, strategy execution, and brand teams. By leading these capabilities as one cohesive team, David is advancing Cargill’s efforts to create even greater value for its customers while ensuring the company’s highest-impact growth opportunities are executed with clarity and momentum.

He also serves as Chief Risk Officer and Chair of the Cargill Risk Committee, ensuring strong alignment between Cargill’s growth ambitions and disciplined risk management.

A member of the Executive Team since 2019, David has held leadership roles across Cargill’s food and animal nutrition businesses. Most recently, he led Cargill’s specialized portfolio enterprise, a team of 20,000 employees across 45 countries responsible for driving the company’s expansion into new and adjacent markets. He also played a key role in accelerating the company’s strategy, driving significant transformation and modernization efforts to position Cargill for long-term growth.

During his more than 30-year career, David has led the transformation of several of Cargill’s largest businesses, including Animal Nutrition & Health, Global Edible Oil Solutions, and the Food and BioIndustrial enterprise. His career has taken him to roles across the United States, Poland, Taiwan and the Netherlands.

David holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership and business management from Saint John’s University.