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Syngenta AG (SYT)

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Syngenta AG
Schwarzwaldallee 215
Basel, 4058
Switzerland - Map
Phone: 41 61 323 11 11
Fax: 41 61 323 12 12
Website: http://www.syngenta.com

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Index Membership:N/A
Sector:Basic Materials
Industry:Agricultural Chemicals
Full Time Employees:26,300

Business Summary 

Syngenta AG, an agribusiness company, engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of a range of products designed to enhance crop yields and food quality worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Crop Protection, Seeds, and Business Development. The Crop Protection segment offers herbicides for corn, cereals, soybean, and rice; fungicides for corn, cereals, fruits, grapes, rice, soybean, and vegetables; insecticides for fruits, vegetables, and field crops; seed care for corn, soybean, cereals, and cotton; and professional products, such as products for public health, and turf and ornamentals. This segment markets its products through independent distributors and dealers, agricultural consultants, and growers. The Seeds segment develops, produces, and markets seeds and plants based on advanced genetics and related technologies. This segment provides approximately 200 product lines and approximately 6,800 varieties of proprietary genetics, including vegetables, flowers, corn, soybean, sugar beet, and sunflower primarily under the NK, Golden Harvest, Garst, HILLESHÖG, S&G, Rogers, Zeraim Gedera, and Fischer brand names. The Business Development segment engages in the development of enzymes and traits to enhance agronomic, nutritional, and biofuel properties of plants. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

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 PayExercised
Mr. Michael Mack , 51
Chief Exec. Officer, Director, Member of Chairmans Committee and Member of Corp. Responsibility Committee
1.93MN/A
Mr. John Ramsay , 54
Chief Financial Officer
N/AN/A
Mr. John Atkin , 58
Chief Operating Officer
N/AN/A
Mr. Davor Pisk , 54
Chief Operating Officer
N/AN/A
Mr. Mark Peacock , 51
Head of Global Operations
N/AN/A
Amounts are as of Dec 30, 2009 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay is salary, bonuses, etc.Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
Currency in USD.