Bryce Eger is the new board chair for CropLife Canada, the national trade association representing the manufacturers, developers and distributors of pest control and life science products.
The appointment was announced during the group’s annual general meeting. Eger is president of Corteva Agriscience Canada and he takes over the role from Al Driver, country division head for Bayer CropScience. Driver is a long-standing member of the CropLife Canada board of directors and held the chairman’s role for more than three years. Driver will continue to serve on the board as past president.
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Eger brings extensive leadership experience in the industry, which the association said will help the group chart its future path.
“The agriculture industry has endured a tremendous amount over the last few years between the challenges associated with the pandemic and some extreme weather conditions,” Eger said in a media release. “But agriculture has also captured the attention of government and the public like never before. We delivered in a time of crisis and agriculture has been widely recognized for its ability to contribute to Canada’s economy.”
CropLife Canada is coming to the end of its current strategic plan and will be embarking on a new strategic plan in the summer of 2022 that will lead the association through the next three years.
CropLife Canada president and CEO Pierre Petelle agreed the group will play an important role in advocating for the agriculture sector.
“We are committed to continuing to advocate for science-based regulations for pesticides and products of plant-breeding innovations both here at home and around the world,” says Petelle.
The CropLife Canada board of directors for the 2022 year are:
Executive
- Bryce Eger, Corteva Agriscience
- Al Driver, Bayer CropScience
- David Hansen, CANTERRA SEEDS
- Glenn Houser, Cargill Limited
- Trish Meyers, Federated Co-operatives Limited
- Casper Kaastra, Sollio Agriculture
- Jonathan Sweat, BASF Canada
- Trevor Heck, Syngenta
Board of directors
- Suzanne Beattie, Premier Tech Home & Garden
- Boyd Bergstrom, Nufarm Agriculture Inc.
- Scott Bolton, UFA Co-operative Limited
- Darren Dillenbeck, FMC Agricultural Solutions
- Bruce Harrison, Nutrien Ag Solutions Canada
- Todd Hyra, SeCan
- Trent McCrea, UPL AgroSolutions Canada
- Greg McDonald, WinField United Canada
- Russ Reich, Richardson International Limited
- Karen Stephenson, Scotts Canada Limited
- Cornie Thiessen, ADAMA Canada
