Sundar S
Seeds Research & Development / Plant Science / People Development / Transformation Leader
- Role
- Head of Corn R & d Asia at Syngenta
- Location
- Hyderabad, TG, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sundar S
Seeds Research and Development leader having couple of decades of experience, leading the team of scientists responsible for development of innovative seeds products in Corn. Strong technical prowess, well adept and proficient in utilization of modern methods of plant breeding technologies. Result oriented, exemplary track record in Syngenta in all the roles handled - Excellent delivery of products and pipeline within the agreed remits. Demonstrated very good situational leadership skills, willingness to learn new things and take new responsibilities. Experienced in project ways of working with strong multidisciplinary team interaction / stakeholder management, with excellent power and communication skills. Has good socio- emotional intelligence and highly passionate in empowering & developing people. Experienced in organization design, leading & managing change.
Experience
Head of Corn R & d Asia
Feb 2025 — Present · Hyderabad, IN
As Asia Corn R&D Head at Syngenta, I lead corn research and development teams across South-east and South Asia. This role involves technical strategy development, managing R&D programs focusing on innovation, talent development and fostering partnerships to develop market-leading corn products. These efforts maintains Syngenta\'s leadership in the Asian corn seed market while contributing to regional food security and agricultural sustainability.
Education
Annamalai University
Bachelor's degree, Agriculture, General
1994 — 1998
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Plant Breeding and Genetics
2000 — 2003
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
Master's degree, Plant Breeding and Genetics
1998 — 2000
Skills
- Strategy
- Project Management
- Quantitative Genetics
- Microsoft Office
- Research
- Biochemistry
- Cross Functional Relationships
- Pcr
- Agriculture
- Stakeholder Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Team Leadership
- Rice
- Polymerase Chain Reaction (Pcr)
- Seed Production
- Breeding
- Genetics
- Crop Protection
- Leadership
- Sustainable Agriculture
- R
- Life Sciences
- Molecular Biology
- Agronomy
- Agribusiness
- Molecular Markers
- Science
- Plant Breeding
- Plant Genetics
- Management
- Rice Breeding
- Statistics
- Molecular Genetics
- Genomics
- Product Development
- Biotechnology
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