Chairman, CEO, and president
Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)
2008 rank: 3
Age: 56
The soybean company's queen has bet big on ethanol, and ADM's stock has risen 15% over the past 12 months. Woertz, who spent three decades in the oil industry before joining ADM in 2006, also sits on the Procter & Gamble board.
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