2012年剑桥BEC商务英语考试中级阅读范文8

2012年剑桥BEC商务英语考试中级阅读范文8

Pat Woertz

　　帕特·伍尔兹

　　Chairman, CEO, and president of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM)www.examｗ.com

　　Patricia Woertz became CEO of ADM in 2006. Formerly an Executive Vice President at Chevron Corporation, Woertz left to pursue CEO opportunities. Born in Pennsylvania in 1953, she studied accounting at Penn State University, graduating in 1974. She first worked for Ernst & Young in Pittsburgh, then moved to Gulf Oil, an Ernst & Young client. There she rose steadily through the ranks. 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, also sits on the Procter & Gamble board.

　　帕特丽夏·伍尔兹于2006年出任ADM首席执行官。伍尔兹之前是雪佛龙石油公司的执行副总裁，离职后追求变身首席执行官的机遇。她1953年出生于宾夕法尼亚州，在宾州州立大学学习会计，并于1974年毕业。她起初在匹兹堡的安永会计师事务所工作，随后到安永客户海湾石油公司工作。在那里，她一步一个脚印，职位越做越高。作为ADM这家大豆油公司的掌舵人，她押注乙醇，ADM的股票最终在一年里升值15%。在加入ADM之前，伍尔兹之前曾从事石油业达30年之久，她现在还是宝洁公司的董事。