A managing director at the unit since mid-2009, Norman was selected for the GCV Rising Stars 2016 awards.

Derek Norman (pictured) has today taken over from Alex Steel as head of Switzerland-based agricultural company Syngenta’s corporate venturing unit.

Steel, who had been a GCV Powerlist 2014 awardee, took over leadership of Switzerland-based agricultural company Syngenta’s corporate venturing unit at the beginning of 2012. He moved to the role having been a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) project leader at Syngenta, where he has worked since 2009, and will now be Syngenta’s territory head Europe north, based in the UK.

Syngenta Ventures has…