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Mike Mack appointed to the Executive Committee as Chief Operating Officer of Syngenta Seeds
Basel, Switzerland
December 17, 2004

Mike Mack, currently Head of Crop Protection NAFTA, is to be appointed to the Executive Committee as Chief Operating Officer Syngenta Seeds, with effect from January 1, 2005, based in Basel. He takes over from Jeff Beard who is stepping down from the Executive Committee and has decided to pursue his career outside Syngenta.

Mike Mack joined Syngenta in his current position in 2002. He was previously President Worldwide Paper Division at Imerys SA following senior appointments at English China Clays plc and Mead Corporation of the USA. He studied Economics in Michigan and Strasbourg and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in 2003 were approximately $6.6 billion. Syngenta employs some 19,000 people in over 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT).


Nomination à la direction de Syngenta

Mike Mack, actuellement responsable de la division Crop Protection dans la région ALENA, sera, à partir du 1er janvier 2005, membre du Comité Exécutif en tant que Chief Operating Officer de Syngenta Seeds, à Bâle. Il succède à Jeff Beard, qui quitte le Comité Exécutif et a décidé de poursuivre sa carrière hors de Syngenta.

Mike Mack avait rejoint Syngenta en 2002 au poste qu’il occupe actuellement. Auparavant, il était Président de la Division mondiale des papiers chez Imerys SA, après avoir occupé des fonctions de cadre supérieur chez English China Clays plc et Mead Corporation aux États-Unis. Il a fait des études d’économie au Michigan et à Strasbourg et est titulaire d’un MBA de la « Harvard Business School ».


Syngenta benennt neues Geschäftsleitungsmitglied

Zum ersten Januar 2005 wird Mike Mack, zur Zeit Leiter Crop Protection NAFTA, zum Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung als Chief Operating Officer von Syngenta Seeds in Basel benannt. Er ist Nachfolger von Jeff Beard, der die Geschäftsleitung verlässt und beschlossen hat, seine Karriere ausserhalb von Syngenta fortzusetzen.

Mike Mack kam in seiner jetzigen Position 2002 zu Syngenta. Zuvor war er weltweiter Leiter der Division Papier von Imerys SA nach mehreren leitenden Funktionen bei English China Clays Plc und bei der Mead Corporation in den USA. Mack studierte Wirtschaftswissenschaften an der Universität Strasburg und hat einen MBA-Abschluss der Harvard Business School.

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