Hili will succeed Steve Hawkins, who has been appointed President of Syngenta Crop Protection and a member of the Syngenta Group Leadership Team, based in Basel
ADAMA Ltd a leading crop protection company, announced that its board of directors has appointed Gaël Hili as its President and Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2024. Hili will join the Syngenta Group Leadership Team based in Tel Aviv.
Hili will succeed Steve Hawkins, appointed President of Syngenta Crop Protection and a Syngenta Group Leadership Team member, based in Basel, effective October 1, 2024. Steve will continue fully dedicated to driving ADAMA’s ongoing business and transformation plan until his official appointment.
Jeff Rowe, President and CEO of Syngenta Group, said: “I am pleased to welcome Gaël Hili as the new CEO of ADAMA and member of the Syngenta Group Leadership Team. Gaël brings extensive experience and a proven track record of driving profitable growth and leading successful organisational change. He is the ideal candidate to accelerate the implementation of ADAMA’s transformation plan, successfully launched by Steve and the Global ADAMA Leadership Team earlier this year, to address the near-term financial health of the company and capture the fast-growing Value Innovation customer segment in ADAMA’s leading markets. Under Gael’s leadership together with ADAMA’s strong Leadership Team and the continued support of Syngenta Group, I am confident that ADAMA will turn around, revalue and reposition for the benefit of all its stakeholders including customers, employees, investors and bondholders around the world.”