Guelph, Ontario, Canada
August 27, 2013

• Emphasis on strategy alignment with Canadian and U.S. policy
• Focus on research and development and new product advancement

Syngenta is pleased to announce the appointment of Darcy Pawlik to the role of Head, Cereals Portfolio for North America, reflecting the company's ongoing commitment to the advancement of cereals.

"As we continue to expand our team's depth and breadth of expertise, we are extremely pleased to add Darcy to our Cereals crop leadership," stated Norm Dreger, Head of Cereals, North America, Syngenta. "Darcy brings a wealth of industry knowledge, strong policy understanding and strategic relationships to this role. His experience and know-how will prove invaluable as we look to lead a step-change in cereal production across North America."

Pawlik assumes leadership of the company's broad Cereals product portfolio across crop protection, seed care and seeds. He will work to ensure Syngenta business strategies are aligned with Canadian and U.S. regulatory policies concerning the commercialization and sale of cereals products.

Additionally, Pawlik will work closely with other Cereals team members to advance the Syngenta Integrated Solutions approach. Integrated Solutions include synergistic combinations of genetics and active ingredients, along with adjacent technologies, that address specific production challenges. By bringing together its breeding activities and chemistry investigation at key points during the R&D cycle, Syngenta is seeking combinations of cereal varieties, cereal seed care and crop protection technologies that have the greatest capacity to address specific issues, for example, management of Fusarium head blight.

Pawlik has enjoyed an extensive career in agriculture, working in various roles within agri-business before joining Syngenta Seeds Canada as Manager, Regulatory Affairs in 2010. From there, he transitioned to a national role as North American Industry Relations Lead for the Cereals and Diverse Field Crops businesses. Darcy's strong background in regulatory affairs, product development and portfolio management make him a valuable asset to the North American Cereals Crop Team. Darcy will be based out of the Syngenta Seeds headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

Syngenta is one of the world's leading companies with more than 27,000 employees in over 90 countries dedicated to our purpose: Bringing plant potential to life. Through world-class science, global reach and commitment to our customers we help to increase crop productivity, protect the environment and improve health and quality of life. For more information about us please go to www.syngenta.com

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Published: August 27, 2013