Monish Patolawala

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Archer Daniels Midland

Last Reviewed: October 3, 2026

Executive Summary

Monish Patolawala has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ADM since August 2024. He oversees the agribusiness company’s global finance and accounting, global business services, global technology and enterprise strategy functions, and is a member of its Executive Council. He joined from 3M, where he was senior vice president and chief financial officer from 2020, chief financial and transformation officer from 2021 and president and chief financial officer from 2023. Before 3M he spent more than two decades in finance roles at GE, including as chief financial officer of GE Healthcare from 2015 to 2020 and head of operational transformation for GE. He chairs the audit committee of Biogen’s board. He was finance chief of GE Healthcare and of 3M before joining ADM.

Career Highlights

• Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ADM since August 2024.
• President and Chief Financial Officer of 3M, 2023 to 2024.
• Chief Financial and Transformation Officer of 3M, 2021 to 2023.
• Chief Financial Officer of GE Healthcare, 2015 to 2020.
• Chair of Biogen’s audit committee.

Professional Journey

Patolawala earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Joseph’s College of Commerce in Bangalore, India, and ADM says he is a certified chartered accountant and certified cost accountant. He spent more than two decades in finance roles at GE, including as chief financial officer of GE Healthcare from 2015 to 2020 and as head of operational transformation for all of GE from 2019 to 2020, according to ADM.

He joined 3M as senior vice president and chief financial officer in July 2020, became executive vice president, chief financial and transformation officer in October 2021 and president and chief financial officer in September 2023, a role he held until July 2024. ADM says he led 3M’s finance, country governance, information technology, enterprise strategy and global service centers.

He joined ADM as executive vice president and chief financial officer on 1 August 2024, overseeing global finance and accounting, global business services, global technology and enterprise strategy, and is a member of the Executive Council. ADM’s 2026 proxy lists him among its named executive officers. He also leads the audit committee of Biogen’s board. ADM, based in Chicago, reported 2025 revenues of $80.3 billion across three reportable segments, Ag Services and Oilseeds, Carbohydrate Solutions and Nutrition, according to its 10-K.

ADM’s 2026 proxy says the company’s 2025 results were affected by market volatility, shifting global trade conditions and continuing uncertainty around U.S. biofuel policy, factors its compensation committee weighed when setting annual incentive payouts for the named executive officers.

Education

St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bangalore

Bachelor’s degree