2012 CropLife Canada board of directors and executive committee announced
December 16, 2011 – Ottawa, ON – CropLife Canada is pleased to announce its 2012 board of directors and executive committee.
“We are extremely fortunate to have an excellent group of industry leaders who dedicate large amounts of time and energy to be part of the CropLife Canada board and executive committee,” says Lorne Hepworth, president of CropLife Canada.
The 2012 executive committee is:
- Chair – Jim Wispinski, Dow AgroSciences
- Past chair – Jay Bradshaw, Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc.
- 1st vice chair – Kamel Beliazi, Bayer CropScience Canada
- 2nd vice chair – Ian Grant, Pioneer Hi-Bred Limited
- 3rd vice chair – Mike McGuire, Monsanto Inc.
- Member at large – Fran Burr, Cargill Limited
- Member at large – Monte Kesslering, Viterra
- Member at large – Al Raine, Richardson International Limited
Members of the executive committee also sit on the CropLife Canada board of directors. Other board members elected for 2012 are:
- Sébastien Chénard, La Coop fédérée
- Ray Chyc, Engage Agro Corporation
- Ron Healey, Federated Co-operatives Limited
- Kevin Helash, CPS Canada
- Yvonnick Jambon, Nufarm Agriculture Inc.
- Scott Kay, BASF Canada
- Hugh MacGillivray, Arysta LifeScience North America
- Rick Pierson, Univar Canada
- Ron Schinnour, UFA Co-operative Limited
- Karen Stephenson, Scotts Canada Limited
- Priscila Vansetti, E.I du Pont Canada Company
- David Watson, Premier Tech Home & Garden
“Our industry is proud of the contributions it makes to helping farmers feed Canadians and people from around the world using technologies that help increase the sustainability of agriculture. We are up to the challenges in front of us such as feeding the growing world population and helping to protect the environment in the process,” says Hepworth. “We benefit tremendously from the willingness and enthusiasm of these individuals to share their knowledge and experience as we move forward toward our goals.”
CropLife Canada is committed to:
- Raising awareness and understanding about the benefits of plant science technologies
- Being world-leaders in lifecycle stewardship of pest control products and plant biotechnology
- Securing legislation, regulation and policy that encourage science and industry innovation
To find out more about CropLife Canada or to see a list of accomplishments from the past year, our annual report is available on our website in English and French.
CropLife Canada is the trade association representing the manufacturers, developers and distributors of plant science innovations — pest control products and plant biotechnology — for use in agriculture, urban and public health settings.
For more information contact:
Nadine Sisk
CropLife Canada
613-230-9881
siskn@croplife.ca
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