Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
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Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Information with respect to this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the Proxy, including information within the sections entitled, "Election of Directors," "Governance of the Company-Committees of the Board," "Governance of the Company-Committee Membership," "Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance," and “Stockholder Nominations for Election of Directors.”
The company has adopted a Code of Ethics for its CEO, CFO, and Controller that may be accessed from the company's website at www.corteva.com by clicking on "Investors" and then "Corporate Governance." Any amendments to, or waiver from, any provision of the code will be posted on the company's website at the above address.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Each of the executive officers became officers of the company in May 2019.
James C. Collins, Jr, age 57, is the chief executive officer of Corteva. He previously served as the chief operating officer of the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont Inc. since September 2017. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Collins was executive vice president of DuPont with responsibility for the company’s agriculture segment, including DuPont Pioneer and Crop Protection, since January 2016. Prior to this, beginning in September 2013, he was senior vice president with responsibility for DuPont’s performance materials segment, was named to the position of executive vice president in December 2014, and added responsibility for the electronics & communications segment in July 2015. Previously, Mr. Collins was vice president for acquisition & integration of Danisco, since January 2011, and was named president of DuPont’s industrial biosciences segment in May of that year. From 2004 to 2010, he was responsible for DuPont’s crop protection segment as vice president and general manager and then president. Mr. Collins joined DuPont as an engineer in 1984 and held positions in engineering, supervision and business management at a variety of manufacturing sites. In 1993, he joined the agriculture sales & marketing group where he served in a variety of roles across the globe supporting DuPont’s seed and crop protection businesses. Mr. Collins currently serves on the board of directors of CropLife International and the U.S. China Business Council. He also serves on the Advisory Councils of the University of Tennessee Loan Oaks Farm and the Food Forever Initiative Global Crop Diversity Trust.
Gregory R. Friedman, age 52, is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Corteva. Mr. Friedman previously served as chief financial officer of the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont Inc. since September 2018. Prior to this appointment, he served as vice president of investor relations for DuPont since September 2014, general auditor and chief ethics & compliance leader from 2013 to 2014 and was chief financial officer of DuPont Pioneer from 2011 to 2013. Prior to this, he served as assistant treasurer of DuPont from 2010 to 2011 with responsibility for financial risk management, cash operations and leasing. From 2002 to 2010, he served in various business and finance leadership roles after joining DuPont in 2001 as chief financial officer of Polar Vision, Inc., a newly acquired electronics joint venture in Torrance, California.
Rajan Gajaria, age 52, is Executive Vice President, Business Platforms of Corteva. Mr. Gajaria previously served as vice president, global crop protection business platform, of DowDuPont Inc. Prior to this, he served as Vice President, Latin America and North America, for Dow AgroSciences since 2015. He was selected to lead Dow AgroSciences’ Latin America and Asia Pacific geographies in 2012 after being named marketing director for the company’s U.S. business in 2009. Mr. Gajaria advanced through leadership roles at Dow AgroSciences in corporate strategy, marketing, and e-business before serving as global supply chain director. He joined Dow AgroSciences’ Indian joint venture partner in Mumbai in 1993, where he served in sales and marketing roles as well as in human resources before moving to the company’s global headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Timothy P. Glenn, age 53, is Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer of Corteva. Mr. Glenn previously served as Vice President, Global Seed Business Platform of DowDuPont Inc. Prior to this, he served as President, DuPont Crop Protection since 2015, and from 2014 to 2015 served as vice president, integrated operations and commercial effectiveness for DuPont Pioneer. He previously held other leadership positions at DuPont Pioneer, including regional business director, Latin America and Canada, after rejoining DuPont Pioneer in 2006 as director, North America marketing. In 1997, he joined Dow AgroSciences as corn product manager, Mycogen Seeds, and served in key sales and business leadership roles in the crop protection and seeds businesses of Dow AgroSciences. He first joined DuPont Pioneer in 1991, and held a variety of marketing roles working in seed markets around the world.
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Meghan Cassidy, age 44, is Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of Corteva. Ms. Cassidy previously served as the head of human resources of the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont Inc. since September 2017. Prior to this, Ms. Cassidy was director, global talent management and leadership development for DuPont since 2015. From 2011 to 2015, she served as chief human resources officer for Sunoco Logistics after joining Sunoco in 2010 as director, corporate human resources. Ms. Cassidy’s early career was spent at ARAMARK, where she held progressive human resources roles before serving as vice president, executive development and corporate human resources.
Cornel B. Fuerer, age 53, is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Corteva. Mr. Fuerer previously served as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont Inc. since June 2018 and prior to that served as associate general counsel supporting the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont after the Merger in September 2017. From 2013 to 2017, he served as associate general counsel of DuPont with responsibility for the legal affairs of DuPont’s agriculture business and from 2012 to 2013 he served as the corporate secretary of DuPont. From 2007 to 2012, Mr. Fuerer served as the vice president, general counsel and company secretary of Solae, a food ingredients joint venture between DuPont and Bunge. After joining DuPont in 1995 as an attorney in Geneva, Switzerland, he served in various legal roles around the world until his appointment at Solae in 2007.
Neal Gutterson, age 64, is Senior Vice President, Chief Technology Officer of Corteva. Dr. Gutterson previously served as the head of research and development of the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont Inc. since September 2017. Dr. Gutterson was named vice president, research and development of DuPont Pioneer in 2016 after joining DuPont Pioneer as vice president, Ag Biotec, in 2014. Previously, he served as president, chief executive officer and board member at Mendel Biotechnology from 2007 to 2014. In October 2019, Dr. Gutterson announced his intent to retire in the second half of 2020.
Brian Titus, age 47, is Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of Corteva. Mr. Titus previously served as the controller and principal accounting officer of the Agriculture Division of DowDuPont Inc. since February 2019. Prior to this, he was general auditor of DuPont since August 2015 and previously served as the director of corporate accounting from 2014 to 2015 and global finance leader of DuPont Crop Protection from 2013 to 2014. Prior to joining DuPont’s corporate accounting group in 2010, he spent 14 years in public accounting, primarily with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, providing audit and transactional support services.
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