总部位于美国华盛顿特区的 CropLife America 总裁兼首席执行官 Jay Vroom (CLA), has announced the election of CLA’s board of directors. The new directors and officers assumed their posts during CLA’s late September annual meeting.
Bill Buckner，总裁兼首席执行官 拜耳作物科学, LP, was elected to a one-year term as Chairman of the Board. Buckner previously served as CLA board vice chairman. Former Chairman of the Board Eric Wintemute, president and chief executive officer, American Vanguard Chemical Corporation, continues on the board as immediate past chairman.
Also newly elected were vice chairmen John Chrosniak, regional business director, 杜邦作物保护北美公司;美国商业运营副总裁 Vern Hawkins， 先正达作物保护;和执行副总裁 Dan Vradenburg， 威尔伯埃利斯公司. John Rabby，总裁兼首席执行官， Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc., 被选为司库。 The six elected board officers automatically serve on the CLA Executive Committee.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome new and returning members to CLA’s Board of Directors and officer leadership team,” said Vroom. “We look forward to working with these outstanding industry leaders, all of whom are dedicated advocates for the advancement of modern agriculture production. Their experience and leadership within the crop protection and agribusiness sectors will help advance CLA’s mission and goals.”
In addition to the six elected board officers, the following persons were elected to serve on the CLA Executive Committee:
• Michael McCarty – 海伦娜化学公司
• Stan Howell – 陶氏益农有限公司
• Glenn Stith – 孟山都公司
• Bill Culpepper – SePRO公司
• Nevin McDougall – 巴斯夫公司
• Dave Tretter – 作物生产服务公司
• Ulrich Trogele, Ph.D – FMC公司
下列人员也被选为董事：
• Dave Swihart – Scotts Miracle-Gro 公司
• Jim Blome – 瓦伦特美国公司
• Vern Hawkins – 先正达作物保护
• Robert Shockey – 德雷塞尔化学公司
• Eric Wintemute – AMVAC化学公司
• Glenn Stith – Monsanto Company
• Martin Petersen – 凯米诺瓦公司.
• Michael McCarty – Helena Chemical Company
• John Chrosniak – DuPont Crop Protection
• Rod Schroeder – 温菲尔德解决方案有限责任公司
• Bill Culpepper – SePRO Corporation
• Richard Martin – PBI 戈登公司
• Stan Howell – Dow AgroSciences, LLC
• Steve Gullickson – MGK
• Marcus Meadows-Smith – AgraQuest 公司