Syngenta group announced after the general shareholders’ meeting that Jin-Yong Cai was unanimously elected as a new independent director as well as a member of the board’s Compensation Committee and Audit Committee according to a release.
Cai is currently a partner at Global Infrastructure Partners. Previously, he was the CEO of the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group. Cai has expertise in international finance through his time at IFC, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Aon and PetroChina, among others. He has over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry and expertise in the economics of emerging markets. Cai is also a board member at Aon plc and an independent director of PetroChina Company Limited.
“We are delighted that Jin-Yong is joining our board,” said Syngenta Group Chairman Li Fanrong. “His deep knowledge of financial markets and investment climates will be invaluable to us in helping Syngenta Group pursue our goal of providing agronomic solutions and digital services that farmers need to grow healthy food while conserving natural resources and protecting the environment.”
“Advances in agriculture are absolutely central to eliminating poverty, ensuring food security and creating greater prosperity for people in the developing world and beyond,” said Cai. “I look forward to working with the talented team at Syngenta Group to develop new solutions and serve the people who need them the most, in every part of the world.”
He has a PhD in Economics from Boston University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Peking University.
