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SynTech Director for North America

As indicated in the 24 October announcement of new SynTech Research Director appointments, Steve Harrison has been confirmed as Director for North America, with responsibility for all SynTech’s existing field sites in the US, including the main field and laboratory site at Sanger, CA.

He will now also take responsibility for the establishment of a number of new US sites, in Mid-West, Mid-South, South East and North-East, to complete the Company’s coverage of the key states for chemical and agricultural biotechnology trials.

Prior to his appointment in 2013 as US Field Station Manager for SynTech US, Steve has had over 35 years’ experience with, Syngenta and its legacy companies, in a number of management positions in field R&D and Technical Services.

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