Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) announced that Donald Felsinger has been appointed to its Board of Directors to serve on the Board's Compensation/Succession and Nominating/Corporate Governance committees.

The appointment, which increases the Board's size to 10 members, was effective August 5, 2009.

Felsinger is Chairman and CEO of Sempra Energy, a San Diego-based energy services company. He had led the company's successful expansion into power generation, energy infrastructure development, energy trading and marketing, and liquefied natural gas development.

Prior to Sempra Energy, Felsinger was president and chief operating officer of Enova Corporation. Earlier, he was president and chief executive officer of San Diego Gas & Electric.

Felsinger serves as a director of the Northrop Grumman Corporation and as a member of the Conference Board, the Committee Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy, and the US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce. He is a graduate of the Stanford University executive programme and holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Arizona.