Craig Thompson

Head of Technical Market Development at Syngenta

Bangkok City, Thailand

About

A senior leader with a passion for agriculture and farmers. Skilled in building and motivating teams, defining and implementing strategy, marketing and portfolio management, translating technical into value stories. A track record of developing new business and delivering innovation with experience in developed and developing markets across Asia Pacific. Driven by helping farmers prosper, developing people and improving agricultural sustainability. New Zealand Citizen, Thailand Resident, Native English speaker.

Experience

  • Syngenta (19 yrs)
    • Head of Technical Market Development AMEA & JANZ
      Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Head of Technical Support APAC
      May 2023 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Indonesia Marketing Head
      Aug 2020 - May 2023 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      Leading team responsible for marketing strategy, portfolio management, omni-channel campaigns and new business development. Maintained Crop Protection industry leadership position and above industry sales growth.

  • Director at Barley Australia
    Oct 2015 - Mar 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Australia's peak industry body for barley and malt, seeks to represent the interest of all stakeholders of Australia's barley industry. https://www.barleyaustralia.com.au/

  • Regional Sales Manager - Southern North Island, New Zealand at Bayer CropScience
    Nov 2002 - Jul 2007 · 4 yrs 9 mos

    Sales management for the Southern North Island Region. Technical selling and relationship management across distribution and end user customers.

  • Crop Services Co-ordinator, Fruitfed Supplies at PGG Wrigthson
    Aug 2001 - Oct 2002 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Established and managed crop scouting services across a range of horticultural crops in the Southern North Island of New Zealand.

  • Field Operations and Processing Site Manager at H & L Aykroyd, Scotland
    Oct 1998 - Jul 2000 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Operations management and agronomy for high grade seed and ware potato crops grown across the North East of Scotland. Site management of potato storage, grading and packing facility at Inverness, Scotland.