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

  1. Head of Corn R & d Asia

    Syngenta

    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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