People: Syngenta AG (SYT)

SYT on New York Consolidated

82.56USD
20 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Michel Demare

 56 2013 Chairman of the Board

Michael Mack

 52 2008 Chief Executive Officer

Juerg Witmer

 64 2009 Non-Executive Independent Vice Chairman of the Board

John Ramsay

 55 2007 Chief Financial Officer

Davor Pisk

 54 2011 Chief Operating Officer

John Atkin

 59 2000 Chief Investment Officer

Caroline Luscombe

 53 2010 Head - Human Resources

Robert Berendes

 48 2007 Head - Business Development

Mark Peacock

 52 2007 Head - Global Operations

Christoph Maeder

 53 2000 Head - Legal & Taxes, Company Secretary

David Lawrence

 64 2009 Non-Executive Director

Vinita Bali

 57 2012 Non-Executive Independent Director

Stefan Borgas

 48 2009 Non-Executive Independent Director

Gunnar Brock

 62 2012 Non-Executive Independent Director

Peggy Bruzelius

 63 2000 Non-Executive Independent Director

Peter Thompson

 66 2000 Non-Executive Independent Director

Jacques Vincent

 67 2005 Non-Executive Independent Director

Felix Weber

 62 2000 Non-Executive Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Michel Demare

 Mr. Michel Demare has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Syngenta AG effective April 23, 2013. Previously he had been Chief Financial Officer Europe for Baxter International Inc. He joined Baxter in 2002 after 18 years in the Dow Chemical Company, where he held various treasury and business Chief Financial Officer positions in Europe (including Switzerland) and the United States. He has been Vice Chairman of the Board of UBS since 2010, and is a member of the Board Committee of Swissholdings.

Michael Mack

 Mr. Michael Mack has been Chief Executive Officer of Syngenta AG since April 22, 2008. Prior to this, he was President of the Global Paper Division of Imerys SA, a French mining and pigments concern, from the time of its merger in 1999 with English China Clays Ltd., where he was Executive Vice President, Americas and Pacific Region, in addition to being an Executive Director of the Board. From 1987 to 1996 he held various roles with Mead Corporation. Mr. Mack was Chairman and President of the Board of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce from 2009 to 2012.

Juerg Witmer

 Mr. Juerg Witmer has been Non-Executive Independent Vice Chairman of the Board of Syngenta AG since 2009. Mr. Witmer is currently Chairman of Givaudan SA and a Director of Zuellig Group Hong Kong. Until March 2012, he was also Chairman of Clariant AG. He joined Roche (1978) in the legal department and subsequently held a number of positions including Assistant to the CEO, General Manager and China Project Manager of Roche Far East based in Hong Kong, Head of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at Roche headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, and General Manager of Roche Austria. Thereafter he became Chief Executive Officer of Givaudan Roure (1999) and then Chairman of the Board of Directors of Givaudan (2005).

John Ramsay

 Mr. John Ramsay has been Chief Financial Officer of Syngenta AG since July 20, 2007. Prior to that, he was Zeneca Agrochemicals Finance Head Asia Pacific (1994–1999), Financial Controller ICI Malaysia (1990–1993), and ICI Plant Protection Regional Controller Latin America (1987–1990). Before joining ICI in 1984, he worked in Audit and Tax at KPMG. He is a Chartered Accountant and also holds an honors degree in Accounting.

Davor Pisk

 Mr. Davor Pisk has been Chief Operating Officer of Syngenta AG since February 2011. He was Chief Operating Officer Seeds for Syngenta from January 1, 2008 to February 2011. Prior to that, he was Region Head Crop Protection Asia Pacific (2003–2007) for Syngenta and Region Head Asia for Zeneca Agrochemicals (1998–2001). Prior to 1998, he was Head of Herbicides for Zeneca (1993–1997) and General Manager of ICI Czechoslovakia (1991–1993).

John Atkin

 Mr. John Atkin has been Chief Investment Officer of Syngenta AG since 2000. Before that, he was Chief Executive Officer (1999–2000), Chief Operating Officer (1999), Head of Product Portfolio Management (1998), and Head of Insecticides and Patron for Asia (1997–1998) of Novartis Crop Protection. Prior to 1998, he was General Manager of Sandoz Agro France (1995–1997) and Head of Sandoz Agro Northern Europe (1993–1995). In 2008 he was appointed Visiting Professor at the Institute for Research on Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He was appointed as a non-executive Director of Driscoll’s in 2011.

Caroline Luscombe

 Ms. Caroline Luscombe has served as Head - Human Resources of Syngenta AG since January 2010. Prior to this, she held several senior HR roles in the GE group, namely Head HR for GE Capital Global Banking (2009), HR Leader for GE Money and GE Money EMEA (2006–2008), HR Leader for GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences (2004–2006) and, before its acquisition by GE, Executive Vice President HR for Medical Diagnostics, Amersham plc (2001–2004). From 1997 to 2001, she worked in the chemical sector for Laporte plc and was promoted to Head of HR in 2000. She also held senior HR roles in Rhone-Poulenc Rorer (formerly Fisons plc, 1995–1996) and Tiphook plc (1989–1995). She started her career in finance at Arthur Young McClelland Moore and was UK controller and Compensation and Benefits manager for the strategy consultants Bain & Company (1983–1989).

Robert Berendes

 Mr. Robert Berendes has served as Head - Business Development of Syngenta AG since January 1, 2007. He was Head of Diverse Field Crops (2005–2006) and Head of Strategy, Planning and M&A (2002–2005) for Syngenta. Prior to this, he was a partner and co-leader of the European chemical practice at McKinsey & Company.

Mark Peacock

 Mr. Mark Peacock has served as Head - Global Operations of Syngenta AG since January 1, 2007. Prior to this he was a Product Manager in Zeneca Agrochemicals and General Manager of the Electrophotography Business in Zeneca Specialties.

Christoph Maeder

 Mr. Christoph Maeder has been Head - Legal & Taxes, Company Secretary of Syngenta AG since 2000. He was Head of Legal & Public Affairs for Novartis Crop Protection (1999–2000) and Senior Corporate Counsel for Novartis International AG (1992–1998). He is Chairman of scienceindustries, the association of Swiss chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech industries. He is also a Vice Chairman of economiesuisse, the main umbrella organization representing Swiss economy, and a member of the Executive Board of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

David Lawrence

 Mr. David Lawrence is Non-Executive Director of Syngenta AG since 2009. He was Head Research & Development at Syngenta AG from September 2002 until September 30, 2008. Prior to this role, Mr. Lawrence was Head Research & Technology Projects (2000–Septemer 2002) for Syngenta AG . Prior to this, he was Head International R&D Projects for Zeneca Agrochemicals, having previously held several senior scientific roles. He was a member of the UK Foresight Lead Experience Group on Food and Farming. Currently he is a member of the BBSRC Council and of the UK Industrial Biotechnology Leadership Team. He is also a Board member for Rothamsted Research, Chairman of the UK Biosciences Knowledge Transfer Network Board, and a member of the World Economic Forum Biotechnology Council.

Vinita Bali

 Ms. Vinita Bali is Non-Executive Independent Director of Syngenta AG since April 24, 2012. She has been Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Britannia Industries, India’s public listed premier food company, since 2005. She also serves as a Director on the boards of Titan Industries, Piramal Glass, the Wadia Group Companies and GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition). She started her career in India with the Tata Group, and then joined Cadbury India, subsequently working for Cadbury in the UK, Nigeria and South Africa. From 1994 onwards she held a number of senior positions in marketing and general management at The Coca-Cola Company in the USA and Latin America, becoming Head of Corporate Strategy in 2001, and then joined the Zyman Group as Head of its Business Strategy practice in the USA in 2003. Ms. Bali holds an MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management, and a Bachelor degree from the University of Delhi.

Stefan Borgas

 Mr. Stefan Borgas has been Non-Executive Independent Director of Syngenta AG since 2009. He is is President and Chief Executive Officer of Israel’s ICL Group since September 2012. Prior to this he was CEO of Lonza Group from June 2004 to January 2012 after having spent 14 years with BASF Group where he held various leadership positions in Fine Chemicals and Engineering Plastics in the USA, Germany, Ireland and China. Stefan Borgas is also a member of the Board of the Swiss Management Gesellschaft (SMG). He holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Saarbruecken and an MBA from the University of St. Gallen.

Gunnar Brock

 Mr. Gunnar Brock is Non-Executive Independent Director of Syngenta AG since April 24, 2012. He is Chairman of Stora Enso, Moelnlycke Health Care and Rolling Optics and a member of the Board of Investor AB, Total SA and Stena AB. He worked for the Tetra Pak group for many years, with spells in Asia, Australia and Europe, returning – after a period as President and Chief Executive Officer of Alfa Laval – to become President and Chief Executive Officer of the Tetra Pak Group, headquartered in Switzerland. From 2002 to 2009 he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Atlas Copco Group.

Peggy Bruzelius

 Ms. Peggy Bruzelius has been Non-Executive Independent Director of Syngenta AG since 2000. Ms. Bruzelius is currently Chairman of Lancelot Holding AB. In addition she serves as a Director of Akzo Nobel NV, Axfood AB, Diageo plc and Skandia Mutual Life Insurance AB. Ms. Bruzelius is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. Previously she was Vice Chairman of Electrolux AB (1996-2012), a Director of Husqvarna AB (2006-2012), Executive Vice President of SEB-bank (1997–1998) and Chief Executive Officer of ABB Financial Services (1991–1997).

Peter Thompson

 Mr. Peter M. Thompson is Non-Executive Independent Director of Syngenta AG since 2000. Mr. Thompson is currently a Director of Sodexo SA. Previously he was President and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Beverages International (1996–2004), President of PepsiCo Foods International’s Europe, Middle East and Africa Division (1995–1996) and of Walkers Snack Foods in the UK (1994–1995). Before joining PepsiCo he held various senior management roles with Grand Metropolitan plc, including President and Chief Executive Officer of GrandMet Foods Europe (1992–1994), Vice Chairman of The Pillsbury Company (1990–1992), and President and Chief Executive Officer of The Paddington Corporation (1984–1990). He is also Chairman of the Vero Beach Museum of Art.

Jacques Vincent

 Mr. Jacques Vincent is Non-Executive Independent Director of Syngenta AG since April 26, 2005. Mr. Vincent has been Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of the Danone Group, Paris, from 1998 until 2008. Since 2010 he has been sitting on the board of various companies, among them Danone, Cereplast and Mediaperformance. He began his career with Danone in 1970 and has since held various financial and overall management positions within this group.

Felix Weber

 Mr. Felix A. Weber is Non-Executive Independent Director of Syngenta AG since 2000. Mr. Weber is currently Executive Committee Co-Chairman of Nomura Switzerland, a Managing Director of Nomura International Ltd. and Chairman of Nomura Insurance Holdings AG. Previously, he was a Director of Publigroupe (2005–2009), a Director of Valora (2006–2008), a Director of Glacier Holdings GP SA and Glacier Holdings S.C.A (former parent entities of Cablecom GmbH) (2003–2005), a Director of Cablecom GmbH (2004–2005), Managing Director of Lehman Brothers Ltd. (2006–2008), Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Adecco SA (1998–2004), Associate Project Manager and Principal of McKinsey & Company in Zurich (1989–1997), and Chief Executive Officer of Alusuisse South Africa (1982–1984).

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Michel Demare

 234,025

Michael Mack

 --

Juerg Witmer

 375,000

John Ramsay

 --

Davor Pisk

 --

John Atkin

 --

Caroline Luscombe

 --

Robert Berendes

 --

Mark Peacock

 --

Christoph Maeder

 --

David Lawrence

 255,277

Vinita Bali

 161,603

Stefan Borgas

 245,030

Gunnar Brock

 168,479

Peggy Bruzelius

 325,000

Peter Thompson

 245,030

Jacques Vincent

 240,328

Felix Weber

 300,000
As Of 30 Dec 2012

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