Monsanto Adds Energy Guru to Board of Directors
17 April 2013 
U.S.-based Monsanto Co. announced the appointment of Gregory H. Boyce to the company’s board, bringing the number of number of board members to 12, with 11 independent directors.
Boyce, the chairman and CEO of Peabody Energy, joined the company 2003 as president and chief operating officer. He took on the role of president and CEO in 2006, and became chairman the following year.
Prior to joining Peabody, Boyce served as CEO of energy for U.K.-based international mining company Rio Tinto, with responsibility for a worldwide coal and uranium portfolio. Other prior positions include president and chief executive officer of Kennecott Energy Company and president of Kennecott Minerals Company.
“On behalf of Monsanto, I am pleased to welcome Greg Boyce as an independent director to our board,” said Hugh Grant, Monsanto’s chairman of the board and CEO. “As the leader of a global business, he brings valuable experience and expertise that will complement the skills of the members of our board.”
Boyce’s appointment is effective immediately, and he will stand for election to the board at the 2014 annual meeting of shareowners. He will serve on the sustainability and corporate responsibility committee and the science and technology committee.
Additional information on Monsanto’s Board of Directors can be accessed here.
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