世界に食料を供給し、地球を守る農業イノベーション
現代社会が直面している課題の中でも、増え続ける世界の人口に対し十分な食料を供給することは極めて重要です。 国連(UN)によると、現在、世界の人口の40%にあたる30億以上の人々が、健康的な食生活を送ることができるだけの収入を得ることができない状況にあります。2050年までに世界の人口はさらに20億人増加すると予想されており、私たちが変化を求めて行動しない限り、この状況は...
Chief Executive Officer Syngenta Group
J. Erik Fyrwald joined the Syngenta Group (previously Syngenta AG), one of the world’s leading agriculture companies, in June 2016 as Chief Executive Officer.
Erik Fyrwald served as chief executive officer of Univar, a leading distributor of chemistry and related services, from May 2012 until May 2016. In 2008, following a 27-year career at DuPont, he joined the Nalco Company, a leading water treatment products and services company, serving as chairman and chief executive officer until December 2011, when Nalco merged with Ecolab Inc. Following the merger, Erik Fyrwald served as president of Ecolab, a global provider of water, hygiene and energy technologies.
From 2003 to 2008, Erik Fyrwald served as group vice president of the agriculture and nutrition division at the DuPont Company. From 2000 until 2003, he was vice president and general manager of DuPont’s nutrition and health business.
Erik Fyrwald attended the University of Delaware, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering in 1981. He also completed the advanced management program at Harvard Business School.
Erik Fyrwald serves on the boards of directors of Syngenta Group, Bunge, CropLife International, Eli Lilly, the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce and the UN World Food Program Farm to Market Initiative. He is also Chairman of the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture.
現代社会が直面している課題の中でも、増え続ける世界の人口に対し十分な食料を供給することは極めて重要です。 国連(UN)によると、現在、世界の人口の40%にあたる30億以上の人々が、健康的な食生活を送ることができるだけの収入を得ることができない状況にあります。2050年までに世界の人口はさらに20億人増加すると予想されており、私たちが変化を求めて行動しない限り、この状況は...
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