DAVID MORGAN
North American Region Director, Syngenta
David Morgan has spent his entire career in agriculture.
After obtaining bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Agricultural and Forestry Sciences from Oxford University, he joined DuPont in Research & Development in the United Kingdom. Making the transition to commercial and country management roles, David worked for a number of companies that evolved through a series of acquisitions and mergers, including Schering Agriculture UK, AgrEvo UK & AgrEvo Canada.
When Aventis CropScience was formed, he was appointed as global head of Strategy. Later, David led the seed and biotechnology business in Aventis CropScience and, thereafter, Bayer CropScience. He also was a member of the Bayer CropScience Executive Committee.
David joined Syngenta in 2007 as regional head for Syngenta seeds in Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. He also served as a member of the global seeds leadership team. His primary responsibility was to build the business base in China, India and Southeast Asia.
In 2008, David moved to North America to lead the corn & soybean seed business. In 2011, he assumed the North American Region Director role while retaining oversight for all the seeds businesses within the region. David’s primary focus is on leading the Syngenta team in their creation of crop, product and customer-focused strategies and the development of innovative technology solutions for North American producers.
North American Region Director, Syngenta
David Morgan has spent his entire career in agriculture.
After obtaining bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Agricultural and Forestry Sciences from Oxford University, he joined DuPont in Research & Development in the United Kingdom. Making the transition to commercial and country management roles, David worked for a number of companies that evolved through a series of acquisitions and mergers, including Schering Agriculture UK, AgrEvo UK & AgrEvo Canada.
When Aventis CropScience was formed, he was appointed as global head of Strategy. Later, David led the seed and biotechnology business in Aventis CropScience and, thereafter, Bayer CropScience. He also was a member of the Bayer CropScience Executive Committee.
David joined Syngenta in 2007 as regional head for Syngenta seeds in Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. He also served as a member of the global seeds leadership team. His primary responsibility was to build the business base in China, India and Southeast Asia.
In 2008, David moved to North America to lead the corn & soybean seed business. In 2011, he assumed the North American Region Director role while retaining oversight for all the seeds businesses within the region. David’s primary focus is on leading the Syngenta team in their creation of crop, product and customer-focused strategies and the development of innovative technology solutions for North American producers.
