Syngenta Ventures has hired Mark Brooks, who worked on the AICPA/CIMA startup accelerator, as it seeks to replenish its team.
Mark Brooks, associate director for innovation and strategic partnerships at the US-based Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA), will join corporate venture capital unit Syngenta Ventures in mid-January.
Syngenta Ventures is the corporate venturing arm of Switzerland-based agribusiness Syngenta, which has been a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned enterprise ChemChina since 2017.
Shankar Shubhang and Colin Steen, respectively Switzerland and US-based managing directors of Syngenta Ventures, had been looking to expand the team through new hires after the departure of…