PHILADELPHIA, April 29,
2022 /PRNewswire/ --
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) announced the election of
Kathy L. Fortmann to the company's
Board of Directors, effective April 28,
2022. She will serve as a member of the Board's Compensation
and Organization Committee and the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee.
Fortmann brings extensive experience leading global business
operations in industries directly related to agriculture. Her broad
career in the European market, where she held leadership roles for
several multinational companies, will provide valuable perspectives
to the Board and to FMC, which has approximately a quarter of its
business in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Furthermore, Fortmann's background
related to sustainability and mergers and acquisitions also makes
her well qualified to serve on the FMC board. She is the CEO of
Acomo Amsterdam Commodities N.V., a Euronext Amsterdam listed
natural food ingredients company. Prior to her current role, she
was an executive leader with International Flavors &
Fragrances, Inc., where she led the integration of the company and
DuPont's ingredients businesses to form the largest business
segment within International Flavors & Fragrances. Earlier in
her career, Fortmann held technical, business leadership and
executive positions at DuPont, Cargill, Inc., and Royal
FrieslandCampina N.V. She previously served on the Board of
Directors of James Finlay Limited.
"We are pleased to welcome Kathy to the FMC Board of Directors,"
said Mark Douglas, president and
chief executive officer of FMC. "She brings extensive international
business experience and broad knowledge of important industries
adjacent to agriculture, including food and food ingredients. Her
background in M&A, as well as in businesses with strong
sustainability practices, will bring important perspectives to our
Board. We look forward to her engagement and contributions."
Fortmann commented, "I am honored to join the FMC board. The
company is known for its strong management team, disciplined
business strategy, operational excellence and a commitment to
sustainability and bringing new technologies to farmers throughout
the world. I look forward to working with Mark Douglas and other directors to oversee the
company's growth strategy in support of long-term shareholder
value."
About FMC
FMC Corporation is a global agricultural sciences company
dedicated to helping growers produce food, feed, fiber and fuel for
an expanding world population while adapting to a changing
environment. FMC's innovative crop protection solutions – including
biologicals, crop nutrition, digital and precision agriculture –
enable growers, crop advisers and turf and pest management
professionals to address their toughest challenges economically
while protecting the environment. With approximately 6,400
employees at more than 100 sites worldwide, FMC is committed to
discovering new herbicide, insecticide and fungicide active
ingredients, product formulations and pioneering technologies that
are consistently better for the planet. Visit fmc.com to learn more
and follow us on LinkedIn® and Twitter®.
Statement under the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release
contains forward-looking statements, which are based on
management's current views and assumptions regarding future events,
future business conditions and the outlook for the company based on
currently available information. These statements involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may
cause actual results to be materially different from any results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by any forward-looking statement. These factors
include, among other things, the risk factors and other cautionary
statements included within FMC's 2021 Form 10-K filed with the SEC
as well as other SEC filings and public communications. FMC
cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any such
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
Forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by the
above cautionary statement. FMC undertakes no obligation, and
specifically disclaims any duty, to update or revise any
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
arising after the date on which they were made, except as otherwise
required by law.
View original content to download
multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fmc-corporation-announces-election-of-kathy-l-fortmann-to-board-of-directors-301535948.html
SOURCE FMC Corporation