Viterra, a Canada-based provider of premium quality ingredients to global food manufacturers, has appointed James Bell, as senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective Oct. 18.

Bell will bring more than twenty years of significant international experience to Viterra's leadership team to support the development and execution of international and North American growth strategies. In this capacity, he will provide counsel on transactions, capital market activities, securities law, business investments, best practices, corporate governance, and emerging global trends.

Bell served as vice president of legal and associate general counsel of Talisman Energy, where he managed the legal function for International Operations West, which included overseeing transactions in the North Sea, Continental Europe, Africa and South America. Prior to his 10 years at Talisman Energy, he spent nine years with Nova Corporation, holding senior leadership positions and providing legal and strategic advice on all of Nova's international pipeline and gas services investments.