Syngenta Group adds a new independent director to its board of directors

• Alf Barrios is an international executive with extensive experience in natural resources and energy sectors
• Retired from Río Red at the end of 2024 after more than 10 years as a member of the Executive Committee
• Designated for the Compensation and Audit Committee

February 14, 2025, Basel, Switzerland

After the general meeting of shareholders held by Syngenta Group on February 14, 2025, the company announced that Alf Barrios, a Spanish and American citizen, has been unanimously chosen as a new independent director of the company, as of February 14 of 2025. He has also been appointed member of the Board Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee.

Alf Barrios has more than 35 years of experience working worldwide in the sectors of natural resources and energy. He retired from Rio Red, a world leader of mining and material 2014 as CEO of its global aluminum business (Montreal, Canada). Before Río Tinto, he worked for 21 years in BP, a leading oil and gas company, where his last role was the Executive Director and Evp downstream for TNK-BP (Moscow, Russia). Alf Barrios is an international leader recognized in the management of global value chains, having administered production, commerce, offer and logistics, and sales and marketing, in Europe, America, Asia, Middle East, Russia, Africa and Australasia.

The president of the Syngenta Group, Li Fanrong, said: “We are delighted that Alf Barrios joins our Board. Its deep knowledge in the management of global value chains will be invaluable for us and will help the Syngenta group to seek our goal of providing agronomic solutions and digital services that farmers need to cultivate healthy foods while retaining natural resources and protecting the environment “

Alf Barrios said: “I am delighted to join the Board of Directors of the Syngenta Group. Syngenta is one of the world’s largest agricultural innovation companies, which operates in more than 100 countries. I especially hope to support the group with my experience in the management of complex global companies. “

About the Syngenta Group

Syngenta Group It is one of the largest agricultural innovation companies, which employs 60,000 people in more than 100 countries. Syngenta Group focuses on the development of agricultural technologies and practices that empower farmers, so that they can make the transformation required to feed the world population while preserving our planet. The bold scientific discoveries of Syngenta Group offer better benefits for farmers and society on a larger scale than ever. Guided by his Sustainability prioritiesSyngenta Group supports farmers to cultivate healthier plants in a healthier soil with higher performance.

Syngenta Group, which is registered in Shanghai, China, and has its management headquarters in Switzerland, attracts the strength of its four business units:Protection against Syngenta’s cultivationbased in Switzerland;Syngenta seedsbased in the United States;Adama^®based in Israel; andSyngenta Group China.

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