PUNE, 8 March 2022: Agricultural firm Syngenta India recently announced an appointment of Susheel Kumar as the new country head and managing director of the company, according to a media report.

Kumar takes over from Rafael Del Rio, who served as managing director for the past four years, the company said in a statement.

Rafael has now been appointed as non-executive chairman of Syngenta India, one of the biggest agricultural companies in the world, selling seeds and crop protection chemicals.

Kumar, who hails from Haryana, is a hard-core sales and marketing strategist and has logged many milestones in his 12 years of career in Syngenta India.

He recently completed an international assignment in Basel, Switzerland, where he worked on global strategy as well as projects for commercial excellence.

Kumar holds an MBA degree in Agribusiness Management from Symbiosis Institute of International Business, and a bachelor's degree in Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences from Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University.