lv棋盘格 management announcement
Basel, Switzerland
After a career spanning 26 years at lv棋盘格 and legacy companies Novartis and Sandoz, Christoph M盲der, Global Head of Legal & Taxes and member of the lv棋盘格 Executive Team since the formation of the company in 2000, has elected to step down and retire from lv棋盘格 at the end of July, 2018.
During his distinguished career, Christoph played a key role in the establishment of lv棋盘格 as a new global agribusiness company and has since led Legal, Tax, Intellectual Property, Ethics and Compliance and a number of other functions 鈥 a period during which lv棋盘格 more than doubled in size. He was also responsible for all group activities in Switzerland, representing the company to political and government authorities and acting on the Board of a number of important industry associations.
Stephen Landsman, who joined lv棋盘格 in early 2017 as Global Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, will succeed Christoph as Group General Counsel and join the lv棋盘格 Executive Team. Steve has considerable global legal experience and has held Group General Counsel and M&A leadership roles in several global companies.
Roman Mazzotta, Head of Legal for lv棋盘格 Crop Protection, in addition to his current role, is appointed lv棋盘格 Country President for Switzerland and will also represent the company externally. Roman, a Swiss citizen, joined lv棋盘格 in 2000, and holds a Master鈥檚 degree in Law from the University of Z眉rich and is admitted to the bar in Switzerland.
Erik Fyrwald, lv棋盘格 CEO said: 鈥淚 would like to thank Christoph for his strong leadership over the past 26 years at lv棋盘格 and legacy companies, and for his many contributions 鈥 particularly in establishing lv棋盘格 as a listed company, leading many M&A transactions over the years, the successful defense of lv棋盘格 against Monsanto and, more recently, the acquisition of lv棋盘格 by ChemChina. I wish him every success for the future as he focuses on his non-executive company roles and pursues new interests.鈥
鈥淚 also congratulate Stephen and Roman, two strong leaders who bring excellent experience and knowledge of lv棋盘格 to their new roles.鈥
These appointments are effective May 1 and both roles will report to the CEO.
About lv棋盘格
lv棋盘格 is a leading agriculture company helping to improve global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Through world class science and innovative crop solutions, our 28,000 people in over 90 countries are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities. To learn more visit www.syngenta.com and . Follow us on Twitter庐 at .
