Kevin Smith - CEO, Arysta LifeScience SAS and Business Unit Head and COO, Europe

Based in Pau, France, Kevin Smith is the CEO of Arysta LifeScience SAS as well as the business unit head of Europe for Arysta LifeScience. His role includes overseeing the strategic and operational management of the company’s business in the region.

Smith has more than 26 years of experience in international business management and leadership roles in the engineering, strategy consulting and specialty chemical sectors. Prior to joining Arysta LifeScience, he served as corporate vice president and group managing director, Europe, for Sun Chemical, the global number one in printing inks and organic pigments. He also worked for Cresap Telesis (Towers Perrin) as a strategy consultant to CEOs in Europe after beginning his career in sales and marketing roles with Perkins Engines (Massey Ferguson).

Smith has a master’s degree in business administration from London Business School and a bachelor’s degree in French with a minor in Spanish from Leeds University.