Syngenta Names Univar's Erik Fyrwald as New CEO
May 04 2016 - 2:02AM
Dow Jones News
By Brian Blackstone
ZURICH--Swiss seed and pesticide company Syngenta AG (STY) said
Wednesday that it has appointed Erik Fyrwald as chief executive,
effective June 1.
Mr. Fyrwald is currently President and CEO of Univar Inc.,, a
U.S. chemical distribution company. He will succeed John Ramsay,
who has been Syngenta's interim CEO since November 2015.
"I have admired Syngenta from the outside for many years and am
delighted, therefore, to have been chosen to lead the company in
the next exciting phase of its journey," Mr. Fyrwald said in a
statement released by Syngenta.
In February, Syngenta agreed to be acquired by China National
Chemical Corp., as ChemChina is formally known, for $43 billion in
cash.
Write to Brian Blackstone at brian.blackstone@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
May 04, 2016 01:47 ET (05:47 GMT)
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