CropLife Asia, the regional association representing the plant science industry, has announced the appointment of three new representatives to its Board of Directors: Sergi Vizoso-Sansano of BASF Agricultural Solutions, Subroto Geed of Corteva Agriscience and Sebastià Pons of FMC.
Sergi succeeds Simone Barg as BASF’s representative on the Board, Subroto succeeds Brook Cunningham as Corteva’s representative, while Sebastià succeeds Rahoul Sawani as FMC’s representative.
The appointments coincide with a transition in CropLife Asia’s leadership, with Paul Luxton, Head of Asia, Syngenta, formerly VicePresident, assuming the presidency, succeeding Simone Barg.
Sergi Vizoso-Sansano leads BASF Agricultural Solutions in Asia Pacific. He brings nearly 30 years of international experience with BASF across Europe and the Americas.
Subroto Geed is President, Asia Pacific, at Corteva Agriscience, having previously served as the company’s Head of South Asia. He brings extensive experience in business leadership, commercial strategy and operations across multiple industries and markets.
Sebastià Pons is the Executive Vice President and President, FMC Eurasia, leading FMC’s business across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific from Geneva. He joined FMC in 2017 and most recently served as President for Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Paul Luxton has served as Head of Asia at Syngenta since January 2024, overseeing the company’s business across key Asian markets, including Southeast Asia, Bangladesh and Korea. With extensive experience in agricultural business leadership and industry engagement, Paul brings a strong understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing agriculture across the region.
