Syngenta has appointed Hengde Qin as its new CEO, effective August 1, the Swiss-based group said on Wednesday, handing leadership of one of the world's largest agricultural technology companies to an internal successor.
Qin in 2004 joined Syngenta's owner, China's state-owned Sinochem, and became President of Syngenta Group China in 2020.
He moved to Switzerland in 2023, where he was appointed CFO before becoming the group's chief operating officer in March 2026.