Chairman, Board of Directors
Syngenta AG
Heinz Imhof has been Chairman of the Board of Directors for Syngenta AG since its creation in 2000. Before joining Syngenta, Mr. Imhof was a member of the Executive Committee of Novartis and Head of the Agribusiness Division responsible for Crop Protection, Seeds and Animal Health. He was also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corporation in East Hanover, New Jersey from 1993 to 1995. Before that he was a member of the Executive Committee of Sandoz Ltd., and CEO of the Agro and Seeds Division.
Mr. Imhof graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich with a degree in agronomy.