CropLife America Elects New Board Of Directors

Jay Vroom, president and chief executive officer of Washington, DC, US-based CropLife America (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, president and chief executive officer of Bayer CropScience, 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.

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Also newly elected were vice chairmen John Chrosniak, regional business director, DuPont Crop Protection North America; Vern Hawkins, vice president, US Commercial Operations, Syngenta Crop Protection; and Dan Vradenburg, executive vice president, Wilbur-Ellis Company. John Rabby, president and chief executive officer, Makhteshim Agan of North America, Inc., was elected treasurer. 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:

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• Michael McCarty – Helena Chemical Company
• Stan Howell – Dow AgroSciences, LLC
• Glenn Stith – Monsanto Company
• Bill Culpepper – SePRO Corporation
• Nevin McDougall – BASF Corporation
• Dave Tretter – Crop Production Services, Inc.
• Ulrich Trogele, Ph.D – FMC Corporation

The following persons were also elected to serve as Directors:
• Dave Swihart – Scotts Miracle-Gro Company
• Jim Blome – Valent USA Corporation
• Vern Hawkins – Syngenta Crop Protection
• Robert Shockey – Drexel Chemical Company
• Eric Wintemute – AMVAC Chemical Corporation
• Glenn Stith – Monsanto Company
• Martin Petersen – Cheminova, Inc.
• Michael McCarty – Helena Chemical Company
• John Chrosniak – DuPont Crop Protection
• Rod Schroeder – Winfield Solutions, LLC
• Bill Culpepper – SePRO Corporation
• Richard Martin – PBI Gordon Corporation
• Stan Howell – Dow AgroSciences, LLC
• Steve Gullickson – MGK
• Marcus Meadows-Smith – AgraQuest, Inc.

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