Board of Directors

ADAMA Ltd.

Hengde Qin - Chairman
Mr. Qin is the CFO of the Syngenta Group. Prior to his current role, he served as the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Syngenta Group, and before that was the President of Syngenta Group China. Mr. Qin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the East China Engineering Institute of Technology. He also holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and an MBA from the China Europe International Business School.

Liu Hongsheng
Mr. Hongsheng is a Special Advisor to ADAMA's CEO on Operations, with extensive experience in production and operation. He joined Sinochem Group in 2000, holding various roles in logistics at Sinochem International (Holdings) Co., Ltd., and later serving as the general manager and chairman of Hesheng Agricultural Group. In 2018, Mr. Hongsheng became the party secretary and president of the chemical division of Sinochem Group, and the party secretary, director, and general manager of Sinochem International (Holdings) Co., Ltd. In 2022, he was appointed as the CPC party secretary and president of Syngenta Group China, as well as chairman of the board for Sinofert and Jiangsu Yangnong. Prior to joining Sinochem, he worked in the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of China and the Chinese Embassy in Thailand. Mr. Hongsheng holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Peking University and an MBA from Shanghai Maritime University.

An Liru
Mr. An Liru is the Vice President & QHSE Director in Syngenta Group China. Prior to his current role, he served as EVP China at ADAMA and Chairman of CNAC (China National Agrochemical Corporation). He holds an MBA, a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, and a B.Sc. in Applied Chemistry, all from Nanjing University.

Ge Ming
Mr. Ming currently serves as an independent director on the boards of China Pingan Group, Focus Media and AsiaInfo. He currently also serves on the supervisory boards of the Bank of Shanghai, Bank of Suzhou, Tencent Foundation, and serves as the general manager and executive director of Beijing Huaming Fulong Accounting Consulting Co., Ltd. Mr. Ming previously served as the chairman and chief accountant of Ernst & Young Hua Ming Certified Public Accountants Firm, and as the managing partner, chief accountant and senior advisor of Ernst & Young Hua Ming Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership). Mr Ming holds a master’s degree in western accounting from the Research Institute of Fiscal Science attached to Ministry of Finance of the PRC. He is a certified Chinese public accountant and an Australian certified public accountant.

Yang Guangfu
Mr. Guangfu is currently a professor, doctoral supervisor, deputy director of the Academic Committee of the Central China Normal University, director of the National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, director of International Joint Research Center for Intelligent Biosensor Technology and Health, and director of the Pesticide Engineering Research Centre of Hubei Province. He holds a PhD degree in pesticide science. He is the recipient of National Outstanding Youth Science Fund, and he is also honored as a leading talent in science and technology innovation of the “Ten Thousand Talents Plan” of the Organization Department of the Central Commitment of the CPC, the Innovation Team Leader of the Ministry of Education, the National Model Teacher and one of the National Outstanding Scientific and Technological Professionals.

Huang Jingsheng
Mr. Huang Jingsheng is the founder and CEO of AEX Holdings Limited (Hong Kong). He previously served as VP for Asia at the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) and Managing Director for Greater China at the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). With over a decade of experience in cross-border M&A and futures markets in the United States, Huang has worked extensively in regulated exchanges, futures companies, and FinTech software. He holds a master's degree in international economics from China Foreign Affairs University and is currently the Executive Director and General Manager of Beijing Qize Energy Data Technology Co., Ltd.

ADAMA Agricultural Solutions Ltd.

Hengde Qin - Chairman
Mr. Qin is the CFO of the Syngenta Group. Prior to his current role, he served as the Chief Human Resources Officer of the Syngenta Group, and before that was the President of Syngenta Group China. Mr. Qin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the East China Engineering Institute of Technology. He also holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and an MBA from the China Europe International Business School.

Gaël Hili
Mr. Hili is the President and CEO of ADAMA Ltd. and ADAMA Agricultural Solutions Ltd. Prior to joining ADAMA, Mr. Hili served as Head of Europe for Syngenta Crop Protection and Seeds Field Crops. He holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France.

Alexandra Brand
Ms. Brand serves as the Executive Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Affairs and is a member of the Global Leadership Team at Syngenta Group. Prior to her current role, she led one of Syngenta Group's largest businesses as the Crop Protection Regional Director for EAME. Alexandra studied chemistry at the Technische Universität Darmstadt in Germany, and completed her studies with a doctorate.

David George Morgan
Mr. Morgan, appointed as an External Director and the Chairman of the Company’s Remuneration Committee in March 2024, is a Director of the Royal Agricultural University and the former CEO of Epigenetica Limited as well as President & CEO at Pebble Labs Inc. and later as its Strategic Advisor. Between 2007 to 2017 he was at Syngenta, holding the position of Regional Director for Asia Pacific and thereafter North America, before leading their global vegetable seed business unit. Mr. Morgan holds both a Master's and Bachelor’s degree in agriculture & forestry sciences from Oxford University.

Ron Hyman
Mr. Hyman, appointed as an External Director and the Chairman of the Company’s Financial Statements Review Committee and the Audit Committee in March 2024, is the founder and CEO of RH Holdings Limited and was previously the CO-CFO of Internet Research Institute Limited. He serves an external director for various traded entities in the fields of health, solar and real estate. Mr Hyman is a certified public accountant and holds a B.A in accounting and economics from Tel Aviv University.

Jiahong Wu
Ms. Wu, appointed as an Independent Director in March 2024, was a former Managing Director at Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities Company Limited. Ms. Wu holds an MBA from Fudan University and a Bachelor's degree of International Business from Shanghai University of International Business and Economics.