1. Marco Ferroni

Executive Director
Marco Ferroni is the Executive Director of the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture. He is a Swiss national and joins the Foundation from a distinguished career at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington DC, the World Bank and the Swiss government where he worked in development cooperation in the Foreign and Economic Ministries (DEZA and SECO) in Bern.

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2. Marisa de Faveri

Office Manager
Marisa de Faveri has been responsible for administrative matters since 1992, initially at the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development, and since the start of 2001 at the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture.

3. Felix Nicolier

Head of Project Management
Felix Nicolier has worked at the Foundation since 1983, initially at the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development and now at the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture. He previously spent 15 years working in the agricultural sector in African countries.

In addition, Nicolier is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Intercooperation Foundation, as well as a member of the management committees of Swisscontact, Third World Solidarity, and the Swiss Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries.

4. Nikolaus Schultze

Head of Strategy
Nikolaus leads the Foundations strategic planning activities, as well as its performance and impact assessments and activities building public private partnerships for improving the livelihoods of the rural poor. Nikolaus Schultze earned a Doctorate in Pharmacy from Paris University and a Master’s in Business Administration from London Business School. He has held a number of positions in financial management and business development in both private and public sectors.

Most recently he led the Private Sector and Capital Markets operations of the International Fund for Agricultural Development ‘IFAD’ in Rome and covered co-operation with multilateral development banks, the European Commission, and the private sector around emergency interventions, recovery/post-conflict situations and development assistance for the United Nations in Paris.

5. Sharafat Ahmad

Communication Manager
Sharafat holds Masters’ in Business Management from Geneva University and Environmental Studies from London School of Economics. Previously, he has worked for CPGmarket.com (Nestle), the International Labour Organization, the United Nations and the Mission of Pakistan to the World Trade Organization. Sharafat is a Swiss and Pakistani citizen.

6. Therese St. Peter

Head of Partnerships and Programs, NAFTA
Therese heads the Foundations partnerships and programs for North America. Part of the Foundation since December 2001, Therese directed food and product safety issues management for corporations and non profit organizations in The Americas and Asia Pacific, and recently lead the Syngenta Foundations policy and program development in Basel. She blends private sector experience in product and project management, public and regulatory affairs, law, communications and stakeholder relations. Contact in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, US : +1 919 541 8616

1. Sarah Cordeiro Vidal

Projeto ELO Coordinator, Brazil

2. Partha Das
    Gupta

Adviser SFSA, Director SFI, India

3. Jost Frei

Consultant, IRMA Project

4. Salif
      Kanté

Coordinator PRECAD, Mali

5. Hellene
      Karamagi

FICOM Program Coordinator, Uganda. SFSA Webmaster

6. Stephen
      Mugo

Project Coordinator, IRMA, Kenya

7. Oumar
      Niangado

Delegate, West Africa

8. Paul
     Roden

Program Coordinator, Eritrea