Arvesta Names New President
SAN FRANCISCO (May 6, 2004) - Arvesta Corporation today
announced that Elin D. Miller will assume the position of President and
CEO; Ted Tsunoda will become Executive Vice President, Planning and
Administration; and Tom Justmann will become Vice President,
Commercial, effective June 1.
Miller served in Government and Public Affairs for Dow AgroSciences
and Dow Chemical for four years as Global Leader Public Affairs, and
then as Global Vice President Public Affairs, Dow Chemical. In these
positions, she created and managed global teams and lead public policy
teams.
In addition to Miller's work with Dow, she was appointed by the
Governor of California as Chief Deputy Director of the California
Department of Pesticide Regulation where she was responsible for the
use enforcement and registration of pesticides. She later was appointed
Director of the California Department of Conservation where she
regulated oil and gas, mining, recycling and Ag Land conservation
industries.
Through her appointments and her experiences in public affairs,
Miller has extensive knowledge of the regulatory system that will be
instrumental in managing Arvesta's current product portfolio and
delivering new viable crop solutions to growers.
"I began my ag chem career years ago in field sales and research,
and most recently I have focused my abilities in delivering strategic
direction and organizational alignment in both industry and
government," said Miller. "I'm excited to put my experience, knowledge
and passion for this industry to work for Arvesta." Ted (Toshihiro) Tsunoda has 32 years of agri-chemical experience in
Japan and the United States. Prior to his current assignment in the
United States, Tsunoda was Manager for Tomen Corporation's domestic
agrochemicals section in Tokyo. In 1994, he became Vice President of
Tomen Pacific Agro Inc., a division of Tomen America Inc., in San
Francisco. In 1995, Tsunoda became Vice President of Tomen Agro, Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Tomen Corporation. He was promoted to
Executive Vice President in 1998. In 2001, following the Tomen-Nichimen
merger, the company name was changed to Arvesta Corporation.
During his career at Arvesta, Tsunoda has been responsible for
commercial operations, accounting and finance; and, most recently, has
been acting President of Arvesta. He has been instrumental in bringing
proprietary products of Japanese manufacturers to Arvesta, and in
negotiating numerous licenses and acquisitions that have increased the
product portfolio of Arvesta.
Tom Justmann has broad knowledge of the crop protection business,
with over 25 years of sales, marketing, and research and development
experience. He began his career in sales at American Cyanamid, and rose
to the position of Director, Agricultural Product Division, Central and
Eastern Europe. He has managed international business for more than 12
years, been instrumental in four new product launches, and has a proven
history of sales and profit growth.
Justmann started with Arvesta in 1995 as Director of Business
Operations Eastern Hemisphere. He was responsible for sales, earnings
and marketing in Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia and Oceania. In
2002, he was promoted to Director of Sales. Since then, he has been
responsible for directing global business operations to achieve sales
and earnings. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Arvesta
Canada and Arvesta Mexico.
"As an entrepreneurial company, Arvesta has a distinctive approach
to the crop protection industry," Justmann said." I look forward to
working with Elin in leading this company to growth and even greater
profitability."
Justmann received his bachelor of science degree from the University
of Wisconsin at River Falls. He also has training from the Darden
Business School in business and marketing, University of Virginia. In
addition to Justmann's role at Cyanamid, he contributed to U.S.
Congressional groundwater hearings and the CropLife America container
management task force.
"Elin, Ted and Tom bring the right combination of skills together to
make an outstanding team to lead this company," said Chris Richards,
Arysta LifeSciences President and CEO. "With Elin's public affairs
background and strategic thinking, Ted's planning and finance ability,
and Tom's sales and management experience, Arvesta has solid leadership
to ensure growth and success."
Headquartered in San Francisco, Arvesta Corporation is an
entrepreneurial provider of unique crop protection solutions. As a
basic manufacturer of yield-enhancing, high-quality crop protection
products and services, the company is strongly committed to product
stewardship, environmental responsibility and human safety. For further
information about Arvesta Corporation, please visit the company's Web
site at www.arvesta.com.
Miller
received her bachelor of science degree in agronomy and plant
protection from the University of Arizona in Tucson. She also graduated
from the Advanced Management Program, INSEAD, in France. In 1998, she
received the ag chem industry's highest honor, the Lee Hitchner Award
for lifetime contribution.