Archer Daniels Midland Company has named Ben Bard as its new vice president and global chief compliance officer. He will be responsible for ADM’s Office of Compliance and will oversee compliance policies and programs such as code of conduct, ethics helpline, global anti-corruption program, trade compliance, antitrust and competition law, data protection, privacy and conflict of interest policies.

“Ben has extensive experience in managing global compliance and ethics programs, and his expertise and leadership will be invaluable as we continue to focus on policies and programs that reinforce ADM’s commitment to conducting business ethically and responsibly,” said Cameron Findlay, ADM senior vice president, general counsel and secretary.

Bard has previously spent seven years as the principal ethics and compliance counsel with Coca-Cola’s global ethics and compliance office. He has a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio.