▁Company , ▁the ▁global ▁agricult ure ▁business ▁giant ▁ranked ▁ 2 8 th ▁on ▁the ▁Fort une ▁ 5 0 0 ▁list ▁of ▁largest ▁American ▁companies . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁AD M ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁that , ▁he ▁served ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 1 3 ▁as ▁senior ▁vice ▁president , ▁general ▁coun sel , ▁and ▁secretary ▁of ▁Med tr onic , ▁Inc ., ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁medical ▁device ▁company . ▁ ▁Before ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁Med tr onic , ▁he ▁was ▁executive ▁vice ▁president ▁and ▁general ▁coun sel ▁for ▁A on ▁Corporation ▁for ▁six ▁years . ▁Pre viously ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Labor ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁O verse as ▁Private ▁In vest ment ▁Corporation . ▁Prior ▁to ▁that , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁in ▁the ▁law ▁firm ▁of ▁Sid ley ▁Austin , ▁where ▁his ▁practice ▁focused ▁on ▁complex ▁lit ig ation ▁and ▁regul atory ▁matters ▁for ▁companies ▁in ▁heavily ▁reg ulated ▁indust ries ▁like ▁tele communic ations ▁and ▁energy . ▁ ▁Before ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁Sid ley , ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁as ▁a ▁senior ▁a ide ▁to ▁President ▁George ▁H . W . ▁Bush . ▁ ▁Find lay ▁has ▁been ▁active ▁in ▁civ ic ▁and ▁phil anth rop ic ▁affairs . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a