Syngenta AG
Schwarzwaldallee 215
Basel,
4058
Switzerland - Map
Phone: 41 61 323 11 11
Fax: 41 61 323 12 12
Web Site: http://www.syngenta.com
| Syngenta AG, an agribusiness company, engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of a range of products designed to improve crop yields and food quality worldwide. It operates in three segments: Crop Protection, Seeds, and Business Development. The Crop Protection segment offers herbicides primarily for corn, cereals, soybean, and rice; fungicides for cereals, fruits, grapes, rice, soybean, and vegetables; insecticides for fruits, vegetables, and field crops; seed care primarily in corn, soybean, cereals, and cotton; and professional products, such as products for public health and products for turf and ornamentals. The company markets these 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 offers approximately 200 product lines and approximately 6,000 varieties, including vegetables, flowers, corn, soybean, sugar beet, and sunflower. The company markets these products worldwide primarily under NK, Golden Harvest, Garst, Hilleshog, S&G, Rogers, Zeraim Gedera, and Fischer brand names. The Business Development segment offers a sugar beet suitable for cultivation in tropical climates, such as India. It also has various products under development, including VipCot cotton for improved resistance to insects; and amylase corn for use in the production of bio ethanol. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Syngenta AG operates independently of Novartis AG and AstraZeneca plc as of November 13, 2000. |
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| | Pay | Exercised | Mr. Michael Mack , 48
Chief Exec. Officer, Director, Member of Exec. Committee, Member of Chairmans Committee and Member of Corp. Responsibility Committee |
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1.65M | N/A | Mr. John Ramsay , 51
Chief Financial Officer |
N/A
| N/A | Mr. Mark Peacock , 47
Head of Global Operations |
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| N/A | Mr. Davor Pisk , 51
Chief Operating Officer of Seeds |
N/A
| N/A | Mr. Christoph Mader , 49
Head of Legal & Taxes and Company Sec. |
N/A
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Dollar amounts are as of
31-Dec-08
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.
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