Margarita Louis-Dreyfus

Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, the billionaire chairwoman of Louis Dreyfus Commodities BV, is pregnant with twin girls and due to give birth in early April, the company said in an e-mailed statement.

Louis-Dreyfus, 53, plans to continue her duties as non-executive chairwoman of the supervisory board until the birth, before taking a brief break and returning to work full-time in late April, the Rotterdam-based company said.

Louis-Dreyfus, who owns 81 percent of the holding company that controls Louis Dreyfus Commodities, was appointed chairwoman on Oct. 1, succeeding Serge Schoen. The 164-year-old commodity trader company also appointed Gonzalo Ramirez Martiarena as chief executive officer and Sandrine Teran as chief financial officer.

The recent CEO and CFO appointments will “ensure that the company conducts business as usual during Mrs. Louis-Dreyfus’s short, well-deserved absence from her duties,” the firm said.

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