Syngenta recently reaffirmed its goal of strengthening its leading position in crop protection and becoming an ambitious No. 3 in seeds. To drive achievement of this goal, the company will bring together the leadership of the research and development and production and supply functions within the Crop Protection business, led by Jon Parr, and the Seeds business, led by Jeff Rowe.
As a result, Trish Malarkey, head of research and development, and Mark Peacock, head of global operations, will leave Syngenta at the end of September 2017. Both are members of Syngenta’s Executive Committee.
“I want to warmly thank Trish and Mark for their outstanding contributions to Syngenta during their distinguished careers here,” says Erik Fyrwald, CEO. “I wish them both every success in the future.”
Malarkey joined Syngenta 19 years ago and has been a member of the Executive Committee since 2014. Prior to her current role, she held a number of senior scientific roles in crop protection, seeds and biotechnology. Most recently, Malarkey has led the research and development organization through a significant transformation, resulting in a research and development function that is the most productive in the industry with a pipeline that will deliver value for the company for many years to come.
Meanwhile, Peacock has worked at Syngenta and its legacy companies for 34 years since joining as a graduate chemical engineer. During the past 10 years that Mark has been a member of the Executive Committee, he has led a number of functions globally, including production and supply, information services and HSE. In these roles, he has led the continuous delivery of significant improvements in productivity and has played a key role in shaping our company culture.
