Ioana Tudor joined the board as independent director in September 2026. She has built an outstanding international career in agriculture, spanning crop protection, seeds, biotechnology and business development. She currently serves as Global Head of Crop Protection Marketing, Professional Solutions for Syngenta Crop Protection as well as holding regional accountability for Japan, Australia & New Zealand. Ms Tudor is also a member of Syngenta’s Crop Protection Leadership Team. During nearly 30 years with Syngenta, she has held numerous executive roles, including Global Head of Seedcare, Global Head of Diverse Field Crops and Vice President of Business Development for NAFTA Corn & Soybean seeds business, leading growth initiatives, innovation portfolios and strategic transactions across multiple agricultural sectors. Ioana Tudor also chairs the Crop Protection Strategy Council of CropLife International, the leading global trade association for the plant science industry, and serves on the board of the Folks Center for International Business at the University of South Carolina.
Ioana Tudor received a degree in Economic Forecasting and Statistics from the Romanian Academy of Economic Studies. She then obtained an International MBA from the University of South Carolina (USA) and University of Economics, Vienna, Austria.