PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24,
2022 /PRNewswire/ --
FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC), a leading global agricultural
sciences company, has elected Dr. Bénédicte Flambard an FMC vice
president. She will join the company's senior management Operating
Committee and will continue to lead FMC's Plant Health business
reporting to Ronaldo Pereira,
executive vice president, president of FMC Americas.
"Bénédicte's extensive technical knowledge and business acumen
in biologicals have helped accelerate the growth and expansion of
FMC's Plant Health business," said Mark
Douglas, president and CEO. "During her three years leading
this business, FMC Plant Health has grown substantially, has
launched several new biological products, and has strengthened our
award-winning discovery research and development pipelines with new
biological solutions."
Flambard will continue to be based at FMC's European Innovation
Center in Denmark, the company's
global Plant Health headquarters and primary laboratories for
biologicals research.
"Under Bénédicte's leadership, we have invested significantly to
expand FMC Plant Health, especially in biologicals," said Pereira.
"In the last few years, we have launched Accudo®
biostimulant, Nema-C® bionematicide, Ataplan™
biofungicide and recently Provilar™ foliar biofungicide, which are
all performing well in their launch markets; entered into a
co-development agreement with Novozymes; and launched our new
sub-brand, 'Biologicals by FMC.' Bénédicte also helped lead our
recent acquisition of BioPhero ApS, the leading pheromone research
and production company that pioneered a highly efficient yeast
fermentation process." Pereira added, "She has been a driving force
behind our strong biologicals performance, and I know she will
continue to build FMC's leadership position in one of the fastest
growing segments of our company."
Prior to joining FMC in 2019, Flambard held a variety of
research and commercial leadership roles of increasing
responsibility at biotherapeutics, nutraceuticals and microbial
science companies throughout Europe.
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
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