Summit Agro USA Names Bill Lewis as CEO

Summit Agro USA said it appointed William (Bill) M. Lewis to the position of President and CEO. Lewis is replacing Bill Wisdom, who retired at the end of March. Lewis has extensive agricultural chemical industry experience having held numerous management positions with ICI, Zeneca, Syngenta and Arysta over the past 28 years.

In the past two years, Lewis has owned and operated two John Deere dealerships in the metro Atlanta area. He just recently completed the sale of his business to Ag Pro LLC, one of the largest dealer networks in the US.

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Summit Agro USA headquarters is located in Cary, North Carolina.  The company is a joint venture between Sumitomo Corporation of Americas together with ISK Biosciences America.  While only a little over 3 years old, the company specializes in crop protection products and possesses strong purchasing and marketing power, backed by Sumitomo Corporation Group and the research capability of Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha, Ltd. (ISK).

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