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<st1:stockticker>SRI</st1:stockticker> Executive Search is delighted to announce the appointment of Lloyd Le Page, the new Chief   Executive Officer of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).  <st1:stockticker>SRI   </st1:stockticker>Executive Search were tasked with finding this 'very special person' for the major international NGO and brought the assignment to completion in 17 weeks. 

In a statement, CGIAR said, 'We were looking for someone passionate and committed to the reform programme we have embarked on... In other words, we were looking for a very special person'.  Lloyd is a British citizen.  He has previously led DuPont’s business Pioneer Hi-Bred’s Sustainable Agriculture and Development activities globally. 

Although Lloyd is British, he spent his childhood in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Zimbabwe</st1:place></st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region><st1:place>Malawi</st1:place></st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region><st1:place>Kenya</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Lloyd moved to <st1:state><st1:place>Iowa</st1:place></st1:state> with his family in 2004 and lives in <st1:city><st1:place>Des Moines</st1:place></st1:city>. Lloyd serves on the board of the African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) representing over 50 companies, where he chairs the Strategic Partnerships and Donor Relations working group. He also participates on the advisory or steering committees of many other funding, development and research organisations including the AIARD, CCA, PCHPA, <st1:stockticker>ABS</st1:stockticker>, WASA, ASIESA and the Wallace Chair for Sustainable Agriculture at <st1:place><st1:placename>Iowa</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>State</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype>University</st1:placetype></st1:place>. Lloyd has also spoken at many global corporate citizenship events including the Wharton School of Business, Cornell, UNC, ISU and Drake. 

Prior to his move to the <st1:country-region><st1:place>US</st1:place></st1:country-region>, Lloyd worked for Pioneer as regional supply chain manager for <st1:place>Africa</st1:place> and preceding that, as production manager in <st1:country-region><st1:place>South Africa</st1:place></st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region><st1:place>Zimbabwe</st1:place></st1:country-region>. In these roles Lloyd managed large capital expansion projects as well as addressing supply chain and product deployment challenges of reaching small and large farmers in <st1:place>Africa</st1:place>. Before his appointment with CGIAR and his previous role with Pioneer, Lloyd’s career involved farm and livestock management, agro-processing, general management and finally sales agronomy in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Zimbabwe</st1:place></st1:country-region>. 

 'The selection process by <st1:stockticker>SRI</st1:stockticker> was professional and rigorous and to our entire satisfaction... The decision finally came down to deciding who could bring new elements to the reform programme, catalyze the private sector, the CGIAR Centers, the donors, stakeholders and farmers and who could bring his experience for ensuring that the reform process would have an impact on the ground'.

<st1:stockticker>SRI</st1:stockticker> Executive Search, part of the <st1:stockticker>SRI</st1:stockticker> Group, is a specialist Search practice headquartered in Ireland, with offices worldwide. The <st1:stockticker>SRI</st1:stockticker> Group has been in operation since 1997.

For further information, please call Ursula Gallagher, +353 1 6479206, ugallagher@srigrp.com

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