Michael Mack Chief Executive Officer (CEO), executive Director.  Member of the Chairman’s Committee and the  Corporate Responsibility Committee  Christoph Mäder Head of Legal & Taxes and Company Secretary  Mark Peacock Head of Global Operations Alejandro Aruffo Head of Research & Development John Ramsay Chief Financial Officer  Robert Berendes Head of Business Development Syngenta Annual Review 2011 43 Age: 51. Nationality: American.  Appointed 2008. Michael Mack was Chief Operating Officer of Seeds  (2004–2007) and Head of Crop Protection, NAFTA  Region (2002–2004) for Syngenta. Prior to this, he was  President of the Global Paper Division of Imerys SA, a  French mining and pigments concern, from the time of  its merger in 1999 with English China Clays Ltd., where  he was Executive Vice President, Americas and Pacific  Region, in addition to being an Executive Director of the  Board. From 1987 to 1996 he held various roles with  Mead Corporation. Michael Mack is also Chairman of the  Board of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce.  Michael Mack has a degree in economics from  Kalamazoo College in Michigan, studied at the University  of Strasbourg, and has an MBA from Harvard University. Age: 52. Nationality: American/Italian. Appointed 2008. Alejandro Aruffo was Vice President Global  Pharmaceutical Development, Abbott (2005–2008),  President Abbott Bioresearch Center and Vice President  Abbott Immunology Research and Development (2003–2005), President Abbott Bioresearch Center and  Divisional Vice President Abbott Immunology Research  (2002–2003), Vice President Cardiovascular and  Metabolic Disease Drug Discovery (2001–2002), and Vice  President Immunology Drug Discovery (1998–2001) for  Bristol-Myers Squibb. Prior to these roles he held various  positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb.  He graduated from the University of Washington with  BSc degrees in chemistry and mathematics and from  Harvard University with a PhD in biophysics.  Age: 58. Nationality: British. Appointed 2000. John Atkin was Chief Operating Officer Crop Protection  for Syngenta since its foundation until February 2011.  Prior to that, he was Chief Executive Officer (1999–2000),  Chief Operating Officer (1999), Head of Product Portfolio  Management (1998), and Head of Insecticides and  Patron for Asia (1997–1998) of Novartis Crop Protection.  Prior to 1998, he was General Manager of Sandoz Agro  France (1995–1997) and Head of Sandoz Agro Northern  Europe (1993–1995). In 2008 he was appointed Visiting  Professor at the Institute for Research on Environment  and Sustainability (IRES) at the University of Newcastle  upon Tyne. He is also Chairman of CropLife’s Crop  Protection Strategy Council (global industry association).  He was appointed as a non-executive Director of  Driscoll’s in 2011. John Atkin Chief Operating Officer  He graduated from the University of Newcastle upon  Tyne with a PhD and a BSc degree in agricultural zoology. Age: 46. Nationality: German. Appointed 2007. Robert Berendes was Head of Diverse Field Crops  (2005–2006) and Head of Strategy, Planning and M&A  (2002–2005) for Syngenta. Prior to this, he was a partner  and co-leader of the European chemical practice at  McKinsey & Company.  He graduated from the University of Cologne with a  diploma in chemistry and has a PhD in biophysics from  the Max-Planck-Institute for Biochemistry/Technical  University of Munich. He is a Chartered Accountant and also holds an honors  degree in finance and accounting.  John Ramsay was Group Financial Controller (2000–2007)  for Syngenta. Prior to that, he was Zeneca Agrochemicals  Finance Head Asia Pacific (1994–1999), Financial Controller  ICI Malaysia (1990–1993), and ICI Plant Protection  Regional Controller Latin America (1987–1990). Before  joining ICI in 1984, he worked in Audit and Tax at KPMG.  Appointed 2007. Age: 54. Nationality: British. He has a BA in Economics and Politics from Exeter  University, UK, and an MA in Political Science from  the University of California, USA.  Davor Pisk was Chief Operating Officer Seeds for  Syngenta from 2008 to February 2011. Prior to that,  he was Region Head Crop Protection Asia Pacific (2003–2007) for Syngenta and Region Head Asia for  Zeneca Agrochemicals (1998–2001). Prior to 1998, he  was Head of Herbicides for Zeneca (1993–1997) and  General Manager of ICI Czechoslovakia (1991–1993).  Appointed 2008. Age: 53. Nationality: British. Davor Pisk Chief Operating Officer He has a degree in chemical engineering from Imperial  College, London, and a Masters in international  management from McGill University in Montreal.  Mark Peacock was previously Head of Global Supply  (2003–2006) and Regional Supply Manager for Asia  Pacific (2000–2003) for Syngenta. Prior to this he was  a Product Manager in Zeneca Agrochemicals and  General Manager of the Electrophotography Business  in Zeneca Specialties.  Appointed 2007. Age: 50. Nationality: British. He graduated from Basel University Law School,  and is admitted to the Bar in Switzerland.  Christoph Mäder was Head of Legal & Public Affairs  for Novartis Crop Protection (1999–2000) and Senior  Corporate Counsel for Novartis International AG (1992–1998). He is Chairman of scienceindustries,  the association of Swiss chemical, pharmaceutical  and biotech industries. He is also a Vice Chairman  of economiesuisse, the main umbrella organization  representing Swiss economy, and a member of the  Executive Board of the Business and Industry Advisory  Committee (BIAC) to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).  Age: 52. Nationality: Swiss. Appointed 2000. Executive Committee