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Louise Fresco director at Syngenta
Louise Fresco, chair of the executive board of Wageningen University & Research (WUR), has joined the board of chemical and seed company Syngenta. Here she will occupy an independent, non-executive position. The Swiss company announced this on Friday 12 April.
Fresco has been chairman of the executive board of WUR since July 2014. She has extensive experience in holding a position similar to the one she will now hold at Syngenta. For example, she was a non-executive director at Unilever for 8 years and held a similar position at Rabobank.
Chinese owner
Fresco was appointed on Friday 12 April during the general meeting of shareholders of Syngenta, as reports Company. This Swiss concern has been owned by ChemChina since 2017, which paid €39 billion for it.
The company calls on Fresco's expertise as it faces more and more challenges. Fresco reports that with the appointment she will contribute to achieving more sustainable food production and reducing the environmental impact. This is based on new scientific insights.
It's no secret that Fresco is a big believer in genetically modified (GMO) crops. This is also endorsed in her popular book 'Hamburgers in Paradise'.
Huge resume
The professor takes an enormous amount of knowledge with him. She is a worldwide authority on food security and science. She is a member of 8 scientific academies and was Deputy Director General of the FAO for 10 years.
Niels van der Boom
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