Liz Hunt

About Liz Hunt

Professional SummarySustainability Professional with 20+ years of experience opening new revenue streams, enhancing brand recognition, and ensuring environmental, social, and governance within the agricultural industry. Visionary leader, skilled at building and managing cross-functional, global teams to deliver practical and scalable solutions in sustainable and regenerative agriculture across the value chain. Exceptional communicator, recognized for cultivating strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to influence and inspire a commitment to sustainability.

Experience

1. Head, North America Sustainability

   Syngenta

   Jan 2021 — Present · Colorado Springs, CO, US

   Lead a dynamic team of seven direct reports working remotely to scale sustainable agriculture across all cropping systems; establish a culture of passion, curiosity, and problem solving to ensure sustainability progress. Envision and implement sustainable business strategies for the North American region to improvesustainability, performance, and stakeholder engagement. Advise internal and external stakeholders on how to integrate environmental, social, and governance(ESG) into strategic planning, operations, and product development; facilitate the delivery of sustainability reports highlighting progress against targets and critical opportunities for improvement. Initiate strategic partnerships with key stakeholders/account managers including NGO’s, governmentagencies, food companies, processors, and trade associations, resulting in new business opportunities and revenue streams. Develop and launch first-and second generation sustainable sourcing metrics to meet consumer demands for transparency through digital solutions and product services.

Education

• Iowa State University

  B.S., Horticulture & Business Management

  1993 — 1996

Skills

• Budgets
• Program Management
• Customer Service
• Management
• Budget Development
• Budget Management
• Marketing
• Microsoft Excel
• Research
• Customer Relations
• Marketing Strategy
• Pricing
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Event Planning
• Staff Supervision
• Operations Management
• Business Analysis
• Trade Shows
• Excel
• Sap
• Product Launch
• Team Management
• Agriculture
• Product Development
• Horticulture
• Supervisory Skills
• Sales Management
• Leadership
• Budget Analysis
• Product Management
• Forecasting
• Product Marketing