植保国际协会公告

                                                                                      2019-09-09

霍华德-米奈（Howard Minigh）将结束作为植保国际协会首席执行官兼总裁的任期。十多年来，霍华德一直成功地领导着该组织，建立了现代治理制度，重振了作物保护部门，建立了一个强大的全球植物生物技术团队，并通过实例，为植保国际协会团队和全球植保协会网络设立了非常高的专业标准。在他任职期间，植保国际协会专注于保护会员的利益。协会董事会对霍华德的领导能力表示了高度赞赏，尤其值得称道的是，霍华德将协助董事会及其继任者顺利完成过渡。

在此很高兴地宣布，茱莉亚-迪-托马索（Giulia Di Tommaso）将担任植保国际协会的新任首席执行官兼总裁。茱莉亚曾担任过多个全球高管职务，负责战略、转型变革、可持续发展、传播、声誉管理、风险和问题管理以及法务和合规等领域，经验极为丰富。 

在加入植保国际协会之前，茱莉亚曾任费列罗集团的首席传播和可持续发展官，领导该公司的全球传播、可持续发展以及风险和问题管理工作。

茱莉亚的国际职业生涯包括曾在联合利华的伦敦总部以及布鲁塞尔和非洲分公司工作了 十多年，担任过多个全球和国家级高管职务，领导该公司的传播和法务团队，负责声誉和可持续发展方面的工作。

茱莉亚还是联合国粮农组织（FAO）私营部门合作参与工作的高级战略顾问。她领导过多次谈判，最终帮助联合利华与联合国粮农组织达成了关于气候变化、粮食损失和浪费以及小农等领域的国际协议。

多年来，茱莉亚在多个国际组织内建立了一个独特的关系网络，这些组织包括世界经济论 坛、世界可持续发展工商理事会、非洲投资环境便利化计划、跨大西洋商业对话论坛、欧盟-非洲峰会、坦桑尼亚南部走廊、多个联合国组织（联合国粮农组织、国际农业开发基金 会、世界粮食计划署）、世界银行以及欧盟的多个机构。

茱莉亚一直在布鲁塞尔担任律师，并拥有欧洲法律硕士学位。她毕业于英国剑桥大学可持续领导力研究院。

让我们欢迎茱莉亚加盟植保国际协会。

利亚姆-康登（Liam Condon） 植保国际协会董事会主席

如需更多资讯，请联系 will.surman@croplife.org

                                                                                                  5 September 2019

Organization Notice 

Howard Minigh has informed the Board of Directors that he is concluding his tenure as CEO and President of CropLife International after successfully leading the organization for over a decade.  Howard installed modern governance, revitalized our crop protection unit, built a strong global plant biotechnology team and, by example, set a high standard for professionalism for the CropLife International team and the global CropLife network.  During his tenure, CropLife International has focused uniquely on the interests of members.  The Board of Directors highly appreciates Howard’s leadership.  Howard will thankfully be available to assist the Board and his successor for a smooth transition. 

I am pleased to announce that Giulia Di Tommaso is the new CEO and President of CropLife International. Giulia brings extensive experience as leader in executive global roles, including strategy, transformation change, sustainability, communications, reputation management, risk and issues management as well as legal and compliance. 

Before joining CropLife International, Giulia was Chief Communications & Sustainability Officer at the Ferrero Group, leading global communications, sustainability and risk and issues management. 
 
Her international career includes more than a decade with Unilever at its London headquarters, as well as in Brussels and Africa, leading the company's communications and legal teams in reputation and sustainability in global and national executive roles.
 
She has also been a senior strategic advisor to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on private sector partnership engagement. She led negotiations culminating in the international agreement on climate change, food loss and waste and smallholder farmers between Unilever and FAO.
 
Over the years Giulia has built a unique network within international organizations including the World Economic Forum, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the Investment Climate Facility for Africa, the Transatlantic Business Dialogue, the EU-Africa Summits, the Southern Corridor of Tanzania, the UN organizations (FAO, IFAD, WFP), the World Bank, and the EU institutions. 
 
Giulia has been an attorney at law in Brussels and holds a master's in European law. She is alumna of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, UK.
 
Please welcome Giulia to CropLife International.
 
Liam Condon Chairman, CropLife International Board of Directors
 
 
For more information, please contact will.surman@croplife.org