UPDATE 1-Cargill names former GE CFO Jamie Miller as new finance chief

Updates with background on Jamie Miller

March 16 (Reuters) - Global commodities trader and food processor Cargill Ltd CARGIL.UL on Tuesday named former General Electric executive Jamie Miller as its chief financial officer.

Miller was senior vice president and CFO at General Electric GE.N from November 2017 to February 2020. She joined GE in 2008, holding various leadership positions, including serving as president and Chief Executive Officer of GE Transportation.

Miller will succeed David Dines, who has held the CFO role since Dec. 1, 2018. Dines will retire from Cargill on Sept. 2, after 29 years with the company.

Miller will join Cargill on June 1 and will serve on the company's executive team. She also serves on the board of directors at Qualcomm Inc QCOM.O.nNDL7jw14s

(Reporting by Arunima Kumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva and Krishna Chandra Eluri)

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