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Thrivent Financial names Raquet to board
Cargill exec brings government relations and communications experience to organization
| MINNEAPOLIS (Feb. 17, 2010) – Bonnie E. Raquet, Cargill corporate vice president of Corporate Affairs, was recently named to the 14-member board of directors for Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. She serves on the organization’s Investments and Governance committees. The Thrivent Financial board of directors is the organization’s supreme governing body, setting the overall policy for the Lutheran financial services organization on behalf of its 2.6 million members.
“Bonnie brings tremendous expertise in government relations, media relations, communications, brand management, marketing services and corporate social responsibility to our board,” said Kurt Senske, Thrivent Financial chairman. “Her insights will be invaluable as we make Thrivent Financial the financial services organization of choice for our members.” Raquet serves as Cargill’s corporate vice president, Corporate Affairs. She leads the organization’s worldwide corporate affairs activities, as well as representing Cargill’s business and corporate policy interests. Raquet chairs the Cargill Corporate Affairs Committee and is a member of the Cargill Brand Council and the Marketing Academy Steering Team. Raquet joined Cargill in 1982 as an attorney. In 1985 she transferred to Cargill’s Geneva, Switzerland Law Department, and in 1988 returned to Minneapolis as senior attorney in Cargill’s Corporate Law Department. In 1996, she joined Public Affairs and managed the Government and International Relations Office in Washington, D.C. Raquet was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and the U.S. Trade Representative to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee for Trade in 2008. She is a member of the Government Affairs Committee of the Grocery Manufacturers of America. Raquet is a member of the board of directors of TechnoServe, Inc., a global economic development organization, where she serves on the Audit Committee. She also is a member of the board of directors of the Friends of the U.N. World Food Program, the advisory board of directors of the World Agriculture Forum, and the board of directors of the YMCA of Metropolitan Minneapolis, serving on the Executive Committee. She is member of the board of trustees of Valparaiso University, where she is vice chair of the board and chairs the Governance Committee and serves on the Executive Committee. Raquet also serves on the board of trustees of The Luther Seminary Foundation as a member of the Finance Committee. Raquet received a bachelor’s degree in history from Valparaiso University, a master’s degree in history from Cleveland State University and her J.D. cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School. She is admitted to practice law in Minnesota and the District of Columbia. Raquet is a resident of Mound, Minn. About Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is a not-for-profit, Fortune 500 financial services membership organization helping approximately 2.6 million members achieve financial security and give back to their communities. Thrivent Financial and its affiliates offer a broad range of financial products and services including life insurance, annuities, mutual funds, disability income insurance, bank products and more. As a not-for-profit organization, Thrivent Financial creates and supports national outreach programs and activities that help congregations, schools, charitable organizations and individuals in need. For more information, visit Thrivent.com. Also, you can find us on Facebook and Twitter. Securities and investment advisory services are offered through Thrivent Investment Management Inc., 625 Fourth Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55415, 800-847-4836, a FINRA and SIPC member and a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Thrivent Financial representatives are registered representatives of Thrivent Investment Management Inc. They are also licensed insurance agents of Thrivent Financial. Bank products and trust services are offered through Thrivent Financial Bank®, (Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender), a wholly owned subsidiary of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Insurance, securities, investment advisory services, and trust and investment management accounts are not deposits, are not guaranteed by Thrivent Financial Bank, are not insured by the FDIC or any other federal government agency, and may go down in value. For additional important disclosure information, please visit Thrivent.com/disclosures. -END- 201000616 |
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