A Brief Historical Review and Mission Statement
A Brief Historical Review
Created in 1901 by John F. Queeny, Monsanto has grown into one of the largest agricultural biotechnology corporations in the world (Ewing and Kindle, 1). It invests heavily into research and development into different types of plant species in order to increase yields, protect against disease and insects as well as significantly lower the costs related to farming (Monsanto Company SWOT Analysis, 1-9).
Current Mission (s) or Purpose (s).
The current mission of the company is the development of viable and effective plant varieties through extensive research and development. Such activities, which are closely monitored by regulators and the management of the company, is concerned with the enhancement of present day farming operations wherein better yields through more advanced crop types results in lower prices and happier consumers.
(THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MONSANTO: Pollution, Corruption, And The Control Of The World’s Food Supply, 239-240).
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Top Decision Makers
- Total directors from all boards: 11;
- Male: 8;
- Female: 3;
- Internal: 1;
- External: 10.
All directors serve on:
- Executive Committee;
- Audit & Finance Committee;
- People and Compensation Committee;
- Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee;
- Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Committee;
- Science and Technology Committee.
Board of directors
Laura K. Ipsen
- Age 47.
- Senior Vice President and General Manager, Connected Energy Industries for Cisco Systems, Inc.
- Co-Chair of Cisco’s EcoBoard.
- 15 years at Cisco.
- Senior Fellow of the American Leadership Forum, Silicon Valley.
- Elected to the Monsanto board in December 2010
- Member of the Science and Technology and Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Committees.
- Term expires in 2014.
- Bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of Virginia.
Executive team
Hugh Grant: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Responsibilities
- General and active management and supervision of the business of the company.
Work History
- Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer;
- Managing Director, all Monsanto business units in Southeast;
- Asia, Australia and New Zealand;
- Led the marketing, sales and technology organizations in Europe and North America.
Education
- B.S. (Honors) degree in Molecular Biology and Agricultural Zoology, Glasgow University;
- M.S. degree, Edinburgh University;
- MBA degree, International Management Center, Buckingham, U.K.
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