Executive Board

Michael Escher

Chief Commercial Officer, Swiss citizen

Education
Bachelor of Business Administration & Finance (University of applied sciences Valais). Master of Science (University College London). Executive Master of Business Administration (London Business School)

1996–1999
Controlling / Head of cost accounting at Lonza, CH-Visp

2000–2001
Senior Business Analysis Manager at Lonza, UK-Slough

2002–2003
Head Global Supply Chain & Strategic Sourcing Lonza Biologics Sector, UK-Slough

2003–2004
Director Business Technology Development and Licensing at Lonza Biologics, UK-Slough

2004–2006
Head of Corporate Strategic Planning at Syngenta, CH-Basel

2006–2009
Global Business Manager Bisamides at Syngenta, CH-Basel

2009–2010
Head Seed Care Europe, Africa and Middle East (EAME) at Syngenta, CH-Basel

2010–2014
Managing Director Germany/Austria at Syngenta, DE-Maintal

Since 2014
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and member of the Executive Board of the Company

Other activities and vested interests

Current mandates:
Member of the Board of Directors of Cave Fin Bec SA, CH-Sion since 2006; member of the advisory board of ESIM Chemicals, A-Linz since 2016 (two remunerated mandates at non-listed companies). No further mandates for Board memberships or consulting activities for important Swiss or foreign organisations. No significant official functions or political offices.