I am a senior executive with a 25-year leadership career in regional and global P&L, marketing and operational roles for multi-billion dollar enterprises in the specialty chemicals and agricultural solutions markets. I am the newly appointed Chief Strategy Officer of SOLASTA Bio, a UK based agritech specializing in the next generation of green insecticides. In this exciting role, I am responsible for defining the company’s global go-to-market strategy and for developing corporate alliances that will help bring our nature-inspired, small molecule insect control solutions to growers around the world. I will also manage SOLASTA Bio’s U.S. operations. In addition, I have a part-time role as the CEO of the Turningpoint Alliance, a global call to action to decarbonize our food systems with an initial focus on Brazil.Previously, as Global Head of Business and Marketing Excellence at UPL and a member of the Crop Protection Executive Team, I positioned the organization as a global leader in sustainable agricultural solutions and embedded new levels of capability across critical areas of business operations, supporting strong revenue and stock price growth over a period of three years.Prior to this, I spent nearly a decade with Arysta LifeScience in global marketing, portfolio management, and strategic alliances roles, and subsequently co-headed its integration with UPL, creating the world’s 5th largest crop protection company.My formative career was spent with GE Silicones and predecessor companies in multiple regional and global leadership roles, including a transition to a new entity, Momentive Performance Materials, following the private equity acquisition of GE’s Advanced Materials Business.I also have over five years of experience as an Independent Director for a North America based distribution company and have won the WeQual Award, Marketing Category, APAC, 2022.My multidisciplinary background enables me to add value in:• Driving Sustainable Shareholder Value in regulated, innovation-focused, business integration and business turnaround environments. • Building Powerful Brands, having led major post-acquisition rebranding, global repositioning and portfolio strategies that grow market share and revenue.• Directing Large-scale Transformation that deliver multi-millions of value enriching customer experience and organizational effectiveness.• Empowering International, Multi-Disciplinary Teams, building capabilities and fostering cultures of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.